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and athletics. Address: 529 W. 111th St., N. Y. City.
SCHECHTER, Solomon:
Pres. Jewish Theol. Sem. of America since 1902: b. Fokshan, Roumania, 1849; s. Isane and Rachel Schechter: ed. in Univ. of Vienna and Berlin, specialized in divinity and Semi- ties, grad. as rabbi in Vienna, and received degree of A.M. and honorary degree of Litt.D. from Univ. of Cambridge, England; m. Bres- lau. Silesia, Matilda Roth. Was reader of rabbinic at Univ. of Cambridge and prof. Hebrew, University Coll., London. Went on expedition to Palestine, Egypt, Italy and other countries for Univ. of Cambridge to examine Hebrew literature, and made some important discoveries: author of several books and editor of various Hebrew tests. Residence: 512 W. 1224 St. Address: 331 W. 12od St., N. Y. City.
SCHEEL, Sophie Bade:
Physician: b. X. City: daughter of Claus and Elise Taunmert: grad. N. Y Cily Normal Coll .. N. Y. Med. Coll. and Hosp. for Women: m. New York City. 1 -1, John HI.
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Scheel; children: H. Van Riper, John B .. ! lyn Railroad: director People's Bank; trus- Elsie R., Senie. Mem. Local School Board tee Hamburg Savings Bank. Republican. Intheran. Mem. Kings Co. Med. Soc., Ass'n Physicians of L. I., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Brooklyn Med. Soc. Address: 264 Stuyves- ant Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. (sec. ) since 1997; v .- p. Alumnae Normai Coll., 1902-04; corr. sec. Alumnaa N. Y. Med. Coll. Hosp. for Women since 1902; associate prof. practice N. Y. Med. Coll. and Hosp. for Women: chm'n Dispensary staff N. Y. Med. SCHENCK, Frederick Brett: Coll. and Hosp. for Women; mem. med. staff N. Y. Med. Coll. and Hosp. for Women. Four times delegate to State Federation of Wom- en's Clubs. Cleveland Democrat. Lutheran. Mem. Business Women's League, County Med. Soc. Graduate's Club, Normal Coll. Ad- dress: 970 Park Av., N. Y. City.
SCHEFER, Carl:
Importer and dry good commission mer- chant; b. Frankfort, Germany, March 4, 1843; s. Henry C. and Julia ( Doer) Schefer: ed. in Germany; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 1878; Bertha M. Kohlsaat; children: Bertha E., b. 1879, (m. T. Towar Bates), Elsie M., b. 1860, An- ton H., b. 1881. Came to N. Y. from Ger- many in June, 1862. Senior partner Schefer, Schramm & Vogel; trustee Greenwich Sav- ings Bank and Washington Trust Co. Re- publican. Lutheran. Trustee Samaritan Home. Clubs: Union, Riding and Driving, Merchants, German, Ardsley. Residence: 40 W. 37th St. Address: 476 Broome St., N. Y. City.
SCHEFFER, Eugene Wells:
Sec. Dep't of Health, City of N. Y .; b. Buffalo, Erie Co., N. Y., June 26, 1865: s. John Henderson and Mary Louise (Wells) Scheffer; ed. public and private schools of Buffalo, Mich. Mil. Acad., Orchard Lake, Mich., Hobart Coll., Geneva, N. Y .; m. Gen- eseo, Livingston Co., N. Y., April 14, 1887, Mary Louise Doty. Episcopalian. Mem. Kappa Alpha, Geneseo Lodge, F. and A. M. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Fox Hills Golf (director, Richmond County Country). Ad- dress: 38 Belair Road, Rosebank, S. I., N. Y. SCHEFFLER, Frederick A .:
Mechanical and electrical engineer; b. Gal- ion, O., Dec. 20, 1:58; s. Theo, and Mary E. (Lewis) Schetiller: grad. Paterson (N. J.) Sem., 1875; m. Passaic, N. J., April 25, 1885, Carrie Linda Rose; children: Marion Rose, b. 158, Julia Lucille, b. 1905. Designed second Edison elec. locomotive built in 1882, and operated at Menlo Park, N. J .; sup't Erie (Pa.) City Iron works, 1ss4-$9; acting general sup't Westinghouse Elec. Mf's Co., Pittsburgh, 1559.00; general sup't Brush Elec. Co., Cleveland O .. 1890-93: gen. Eastern sales agent Stirling Co .. 1-93-99; now sales eng'r The Babcock and Wilcox Co. Specialist in shop management and commercial eng'ring. Mem. council 3 years, Borough of Glen Ridge, N. J. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Ens'rs, Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs. Trustee Glen Ridge Cong'l Church. Reerca- tions: Camera, golfing, automobiling. Clubs : Magnetic, Lawyers, Congregational. Resi- dence: 293 Ridgewood Av., Glen Ridge, N. J. Address : 85 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
SCHELLING, Henry Louis:
Surgeon : b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1963: s. An- gust ( M.D. ) and Albertina (Schmidt) Schel- ling: ed. Publie Sch. 25: grad. Coll. Pharm- acs, Ph.G .. 1-41. Univ. of N. Y., M.D., 1990; m. Brooklyn, 1-3, Edith Free. Surgeou, Bushwick Hospital, Coney Island and Brook.
Banker; b. N. Y. City, June 9, 1951: s. Oscar and Cornelia A. Schenck; ed. Brook- lyn, N. Y. Pres. and director Liberty Na- tional Bank :; director Bowling Green Trust Co. Republican. Protestant: treas. Internat- Com. of Y. M. C. A. Mem. Holland Sor. of N. Y. Clubs: Union League, Lawyers, Rail- road. Residence: Englewood, N. J. Ad- dress: Care Liberty National Bank, N. Y. City.
SCHENCK, Frederick Parmenter:
Lawyer; b. Newark, N. J., Oct. 12. 1572: S. William A. and Margaret M. (Sayre) Schenck; grad. Syracuse Univ., A.B., 1595, LL.B., 1859; m. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 57, 1900, Mand G. Barnum. Admitted to prac- tice law in Rochester, N. Y., 1598; practised at Syracuse; came to N. Y. City, 1999; ass't att'y for several real estate corp'ns, until Jan., 1905; since then in general practice. Admitted as an att'y in N. J .. 1902, as a counselor, 1905; director Industrial Savings and Loan Co. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Phi Delta Theta and Phi Delta Phi fratern- ities. Mason. Address: 141 Broadway, N. Y. City.
SCHENCK, Peter Lawrence:
Physician; b. Flatbush. L. I., N. Y., Oct. 25, 1843; s. John and Catherine Van Dyke (Ryder) Schenck; grad. Erasmus Hall Acad., Flatbush: N. Y. Univ., A.B., 1802, A.M., 1865, LL.D., 189S: Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Co- lumbia ) M.D., 1865; m. Canajoharie. N. Y .. June 10, 1896, Sarah Elizabeth, d. Dr. Joseph White. Traveled in Europe twice. and in California twice. Med. sup't Kings Co. Hosp., 1872-81; visiting physician Kings Co. Penitentiary, 1>>9-1905: consulting surgeon King's Co. Hosp., 1852-1906; acting ass't surgeon U. S. A., 1865; ass't physician Chol- era Hosp., Brooklyn, 1966. Mem. Reformed Ch. Pres. Carleton Club two terms. Past dist. deputy grand master of Masons, Third Ma- sonic Dist., N. Y .; past master of Montauk Lodge, F. and A. M., two terms; pres. St. Nicholas Soc. of Nassau Island since 1906. Mem. Am. Acad. of Medicine, Kings Co. Med. Soc., Kings Co. Hosp., Alunni Club. Zeta Psi fraternity. Club: Montank. AAddress: 95 Sixth Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
SCHERMERHORN, Martin Kellogg:
Clergyman: b. Durham, N. Y., IS#1; s. E. Hogardus and Elizabeth ( Merritt ) Scher- merhorn: grad. Williams Coll., 1-65. Union Theol. Sem .; Yale Coll. Theol. Sch .; m. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 18GS, .Anna Barnes Wheeler; one daughter. Elizabeth Wheeler. b. 1-69. Pastor Presbyterian Ch., in Amenia. Ii- 70; Ch. of the Unity, Boston. Ch. of Our Father, Buffalo, St. Mark's Irving Memorial. Tarrytown, St. John's Ch., Arlington, Mass .. and Channing Memorial Ch., Newport. R. I .. 1576-1907: now retired as honorary ex-pastor church in Newport, R. I. Author: Ancient Sacred Scriptures of the World. Renascent Christianity: Thoughts for the Twentieth Century ; Unitarian Catholicity: Universal Worship; Catholic Theosophy, etc. Writer
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for magazines and lecturer on various topics. Cosmopolitan in politics. Universal in re- ligion. Director New Thought Metaphysical Alliance. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Am. Unitarian Ass'n, New Thought Metaphysical Alliance, Theosophical Soc. Recreation : .. Pedestrianism. Club: University. Address: 14 Garfield Ridge, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
SCHERNIKOW, Ernest:
Consul; b. Berlin, Germany, Oct. 13, 1860; s. Franz. L. C. and Anna (Nathusins) Scher- nikow; ed. N. Y. City public and private schools; m. Helen Gordon. Consul of the Republic of Salvador. Pres. Hamilton Bank Note Engraving and Printing Co .; sec. N. Y. & Honduras Rosario Mining Co. Was dele- gate to Pan-Am. Congress; comm'r to Pan- Am. Exp'n; pres. N. Y. Mineralogical Club; left mem. Am. Museum of Natural History; mem. Met. Museum of Art, Scientific Alliance, and St. John's Guild. Club: Columbia Yacht. Residence: 235 W. 75th St. Address: 42 Broadway, N. Y. City.
SCHICKEL, William:
Architect; b. Wiesbaden, Germany, 1850; s. J. and Gertrude (Neuman) Schickel; ed. technical schs., Germany; m. 1875, Elizabeth Schumacker; seven children. Extensive. prac- tice as architect. Senior partner of firm of Schickel & Ditmars. Roman Catholic. Mem. Architectural League, Fellow of Am. Inst. of Architects. Recreations: Hunting in Maine, New Brunswick, Canada. Clubs: Aldine, Catholic, German. Camp Fire, Shelter Island Yacht. Summer home: Shelter Island. Residence: 52 E. 83d St. Address: 111 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
SCHIEFFELIN, Bradhurst:
Merchant, philanthropist; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 21, 1824; s. Henry Hamilton and Maria Teresa (Bradhurst ) Schieffelin ; ed. private schools; m. Montpelier, Vt., Lucy Dodge. Entered wholesale drug house of Schieffelin Bros., established by his grandfather in 1.94, and in which he has been a partner for over half a century. Has from attain- ment of majority been identified with move- ments of progress and reform: was the first to introduce petroleum to the world com- mercially (1560); organized committee of leading citizens to advise and cooperate with President Lincoln during the Civil War, and during the commercial crisis following the war, sheltered and provided food, at his own expense, for thousands of destitute people; organized the Bread and Shelter Soc., an organization of broad philanthropy. Has been a promoter of political reform, notably as an opponent of public money for sectarian purposes, and an advocate of the limitation of inheritances. Address: New Dorp, Staten Island, N. Y.
SCHIEFFELIN. William J .:
Merchant, chemist; b. N. Y. City, April 14, 1×66; s. William Henry and Mary (JJay) Schieffelin: ed. Columbia Univ. (School of Mines), Ph. B., 1-7, Univ. of Munich (Ba- varia ), Ph.D., 199; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 5. 1891, Louise Shepard. Became connected with Schieffelin & Co., wholesale druggists, as chemist, 15-9, and since 199 has been presi- deut of that company, Mom. Nat. Whole. sale Druggists Ass'n (v .- p. 1995), N. Y B'd of Trade and Transportation; Am, Chem.
Soc., Soc. Chem. Industry, Deutsche Chemis- che Gesellschaft. Served as civil service com- m'r, 1896; regimental adjutant 12th N. Y. Vols. in Spanish-Am. War. Mem. B'd Mg'rs Am. Bible Soc .; pres. Am. Ch. Missionary Soc .; pres. Armstrong Ass'n; trustee Hampton (Va.) Inst .; chm'n Com. for Improving Con- dition of Negroes in N. Y. City; treas. Man- hattan Trade School for Girls; treas. Friends of Russian Freedom, St. Nicholas Soc., Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: City, Century, Church, University. Residence: 5 E. 66th St. Address: 170 William St., N. Y. City.
SCHIEREN, Charles Adolph:
Ex-mayor of Brooklyn, manufacturer; b. in Rheinprovinz, Prussia, Feb. 28, 1542; came to America in 1556. Started business of tan- ner and belt manufacturer, 1SGS: founder and senior mem. firm of Charles A. Schieren & Co. Also pres. Germania Savings Bank of Brooklyn. Republican. Was mayor of Brook- lyn, 1894-95. Mem. Chamber of Commerce. Met. Museum of Art; v .- p. Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences; mem. L. I. Historical Soc. Clubs: Germania, Hamilton (Brooklyn ), Down Town, Drug Trade, Fulton, Umon League (N. Y. City). Residence: 405 Clinton Av., Brooklyn. Address: Schieren Build- ing, Ferry and Cliff Sts., N. Y. City.
SCHIFF, Jacob Henry:
Banker; b. Frankfort-on-the-Main, Ger- many, 1847; s. M. Schiff; ed. in schools of Germany until 18 years old then came to N. Y. City; m. 1875, Therese Loeb. arrival in N. Y. City began business career as a bank clerk, and in a few years became partner in firm of Budge, Schiff & Co., bank- ers and brokers until 1875, then became junior mem. of firm of Kulin, Loeb & Co., of which his father-in-law, Solomon Loeb, was then the senior partner, and since Mr. Loeb re. tired. in 1885, has been head of the firm. who are private bankers constantly identified with the largest operations; firm financed and was largely interested in the reorganiza- tion of the Union Pacific in 1997, and the subsequent transactions by which the con- trol of the southern Pacific and other rail- roads was acquired; placed the large Japan- ese loan in this country during the war with Russia, and has been identified with practically every financial operation of na- tional importance. Director City Nat. Bank, Nat. Bank of Commerce, Morton Trust Co., Columbia Bank, Title Guarantee and Trust Co .. Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Co .. Western Union Telegraph Co., and many other financial corporations. Republican. Prominent mem. sceond Com. of '70, and of the later Com. of 15 and Com. of 9, which were similarly employed in work for civic betterment: has labored for interests of the Chamber of Commerce of N. Y., as its v .. p. and mem. of its principal committees. V .. p. Baron de Hirsch Fund: pres. Monte- tiore Home for Chronic Invalids; prominent supporter of many movements for educational culture, particularly interested and deeply versed in Semitic literature; founded the Semitie Museum at Harvard, and the Jew. ish Theol. Sem., N. Y. City: gave fund of $10,000 to N. Y. Univ. toward the purchase of a Semitic Library: a founder and first treas. of Barnard Coll : trastee Am. Jewish Com. Mem. Met. Museum of Art. AAm. Mu. seum of National Ilistory. Clubs: Lawyers,
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Republican. Residence: $35 Fifth Av. Ad- dress : 52 William St., N. Y. City.
SCHIFF, Mortimer L .:
Banker; b. N. Y. City, Jane 6, 1877; s. Jacob Il. and Therese Schiff; grad. Amherst, 1896; hon. M.A., 1906; m. N. Y. City, April 30, 1901, Adele G. Newstedt. Mem. firm Kuhn, Loeb & Co .; sec. and trustee Provident Loan Soc. of N. Y .; director Fidelity Bank, Mercantile Trust Co., U. S. Mortgage and Trust Co., Social Halls Ass'n. Clubs: N. Y. Yacht, Whist, Republican, Lotos, City, Mid- day, Automobile of America, Lawyers, St. Andrews Golf. Residence: 932 5th Av., N. Y. City, and Northwood, Oyster Bay, N. Y. Address: 52 William St., N. Y. City. SCHIMPF, Henry William:
Physician, chemist; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 14, 1868; s. Henry and Barbara (Stuben- bord) Schimpf; ed. public schools, N. Y. City, N. Y. Coll. Pharmacy, Ph.G., 1887, Long Island Hosp. Med. Coll., 1897; m. N. Y. City, 1896, Mary Malvine Bohlk. Engaged as pharmacist until 1892; prof inorganic chem- istry, 1892, and of analytical chemistry since 1902 in the Brooklyn Coll. of Pharmacy; food inspector Brooklyn Dep't of Health, 1894-95; engaged in practice of medicine since 1897. Author: Text Book of Volumetric Analysis; Qualitative Chemical Analysis; Essentials of Volumetric Analysis. Hor. mem. Alumni Ass'n Brooklyn Coll. Phar- macy; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Pharma- ceutical Soc. Address : 443 W. 34th St., N. Y. City.
SCHLEY, Grant Barney:
Banker; b. Chapinville, Ontario Co., N. Y., Feb. 25, 1345; s. Evander Schley; ed. in Canandaigua Acad .: m. N. Y. City, 1879, Eliza- beth Baker. In 1561 became express clerk at Syracuse; express agent at Suspension Bridge, N. Y., 163; removed to N. Y. City, 1866, and was connected with money order dep't of Am. Express Co. until 1574, then with First Nat. Bank of N. Y. until 1850; mem. firin Groesbeck & Schley, bankers and brokers, 18 0-55; since 18$5 of Moore & Schley, of which he has long been senior member, and which is one of the most prom- inent operating ou and having membership in N. Y. Stock Exchange. Connected as officer or director with many large manu- facturing, financial and mining corporations. Mem. Am. Fine Arts Soc. Clubs: Union League, Manhattan, Metropolitan, N. Y. Yacht. Summer residence: Far Hills, N. J. Residence: 815 Fifth Av. Address: 80 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
SCHLEY, Winfield Scott:
Physician; b. Annapolis, Md .; s. W. S. Schley, Rear Admiral U. S. N. and Annie R. ( Franklin) Schley; ed. in private school, Annapolis, public schools, Boston; private and public schools Washington, D. C., St. Jolin's College ( Arts Dept. Univ. of Md. ), A.B., 1593, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia SCHMID, Josephine: luiv. N. Y.), M.D., 1-96; unmarried. Entered Business woman: b. Cincinnati, O .: grad. convent at Montreal, at Is years of nge: m. Anenst Selimid (mem. firm Bernheimer & Schmid, owners .of Lion Brewery in N. Y. City). Removed to N. Y. City: upon death of Mr. Schmid, 14 years ago, being famliar with business, took his place in brewery firm. St. Luke's llosp. as interne on medical staff, Jan. 1, 1597; served 216 years, last year as house surgeon : appt'd to Trinity Hosp. as ass't visiting surgeon, 1901 and as visiting surgeon, 1903, appt'd ass't surgeon St. Luke's Ilesp., 1903. Absent abroad, 1905. in travel and for inspection of the hospital ) In July, 1953, bought ont partners of con-
systems and clinics of Europe, and the Far East during the Russian-Japanese war. Lived at Annapolis, Md., 1973-79, Boston, 1979- 82, Washington, 1882-59, St. John's Coll., An- napolis, 1889-93, N. Y. City since 1993. Mem. N. Y. County Med. Society., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. Academy Medicine, Pathological Soc., Greater N. Y. Med. Soc., Soc. of the Alumni of St. Luke's Hosp., Soc. of the Alunni of the Sloane Ma- ternity Hosp. Club: Columbia Yt. Ad- dress: 24 West 45th Street, N. Y. City.
SCHLIEP, Louis Charlemagne:
Writer, essayist; b. Belleville, Ill .; s. Wil- liam and Katharine ( Messman) Schliep: ed. Cincinnati, O .; unmarried. Veteran 23d Reg't. N. Y .. Inf .; capt. 114th N. Y. Vols., 199s. Democrat. Mem. Mil. Service Inst'n, Gover- nor's Island, Republic Lodge 690, F. and A. M., N. Y. City. Recreations: Rifle sharp- shooting, fishing, music. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Washington, D. C., Iowa Soc. of N. Y. Clubs: Brooklyn Democratic (charter mem. on B'd of Governors), Iroquois. Address: 69 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
SCHLOSS, Henry W .:
Manufacturer, merchant; b. Adrian, Mich., Aug. 21, 1855; s. William J. and Hannah May Schloss; ed. public schools of N. Y. City; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 21, 1>>6, Isabella R. Frankfield; children: William H., b. 1887, Alfred HI., b. 1889, May, b. 1:93. Pres. and gen. mg'r Castle Braid Co .; pres. Braid Manufacturers' Ass'n of America. Repub-
lican. Mason. Clubs: Westside Ropubli- can; also Conservative Republican Club and Republican Organization Club, both of the 15th Assembly District. Address: 156 W. 75th St., N. Y. City.
SCHLUETER, Edward Henry:
Clergyman: b. N. Y. City, July 2, IST: s. Friedrich Andreas and Katrina ( Meister) Schueter; ed. N. Y. public schools; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B. 196. Gen. Theol. Sem., B.D., 1.09. Minister-in-charge, St. Philip's Missions, St. Paul, Minn., 1999-1900; rector St. John's Ch., Roxbury, Ma-s., 1900- 05, Holy Cross. West Park, N. Y., 1905; canon All Saint's Cathedral, Albany, N. Y. Episcopalian. Address: The Deanery, Al- bany, N. Y.
SCHMELZEL, James Henry:
Merchant, importer; b. N. Y. City. Jan. 25, 1561; s. George J. and Catherine L. Schmelzel; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B .. Is-3. Mem. firm of Edwin J. Gillies & C., im- porters of coffee. Republican. Presbyterian; treas. N. Y. Bible Soc .; on Com. of Man- agement Y. M. C. A. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, Gen. Soc. Mechanics and Trades- men Columbia Coll. Alummi, St. Nicholas Soc., Preby'u Union, Phi Beta Kappa Alumni. Clubs: Republican, Economic. Residence: 15 W. Soth St. Address: 215 Washington St., N. Y. City.
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cern and turned it into corp'n (called Lion Brewery of N. Y. City), owning all stock; reorganized entire working force. Owns much property on lower Broadway, Cortlandt and Warren Sts., in Eighth and Columbus Avs. Address: 807 Fifth Av., N. Y. City. SCHMIDT, Max Eberhardt:
Civil eng'r; b. Berlin, Germany, Oct. 18, 1818; s. Albert and Angelica (Hoefer) Schmidt; grad. Prussian Mil. Acad., Berlin, 1866; Prussian Acad. of Engineer Officers, 1869; m. Winona, Minn., Sept., 22, 1875, Mary Everhart: children: Eads Eberhardt, b. 1876, George Plumer, b. 1880. Eng'r with Capt. James B. Eads on Construction of jetties at mouth of the Mississippi; chief eng'r Mexican Central R. R. Invented and construeted first moving platform which oper- ated at World's Columbian Exp'n. Presi- dent, gen. mg'r and chief eng'r Continuous Transit Securities Co .; director Multiple Speed & Traction Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs. . Clubs: Down Town, Whist, Whip- pany River, Morris Country Golf ( Morris- town, N. J.); Chicago ( Chicago). Residence : Madison Av., Convent, N. J. Address: 45 Broadway, N. Y. City.
SCHMIDT, Nathaniel:
Educator; prof. of Semitic languages and literatures; b. Hudiksvall, Sweden, May 22, 1862; s. Lars Peter Anderson and Fredrika Wilhelmina Schmidt; grad. Hudiksvall Gym- nasium, 1882; Stockholm Univ., 1884; Divin- ity Sch., Colgate Univ., A.M., IS87, Berlin Univ., 1890; m. Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 26, 1887, Ellen, d. Anders Alfvén and Charlotta Christina Axelson Puke; one daughter, Dag- mar, b. 1896. Prof. Semitic languages and literatures in Colgate Univ .. 1888-96: in Cornell Univ. since 1896: director Am. Sch. of Archie- ology in Jerusalem, 1904-05. Democrat. As- sociate lecturer Soc. for Ethical Culture. Mem. Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft. Deutsche Vorderasiatische Gesellschaft, Deutscher Palästina Verein, Am. Oriental Soc .; Am. Inst. of Arch .; Am. Geog. Soc., Am. Social Science Ass'n; councillor Inter- nat. Soc. for Apocrypha; director Am. Inst. for Sacred Literature: mem. N. Y. State Woman's Suffrage Ass'n; Geneva Political Equality Club. Anthor: Biblical Criticism and Theological Belief, 1997; The Republic of Man, 1899; Ecclesiasticus. 1903; The Prophet of Nazareth, 1905, 2d edition. 1907. Recrea- tions: Rowing, swimming, walking. Clubs: Town and Gown, Cosmopolitan. Address: Ithaca, N. Y.
SCHMITT, William P .:
Pres. N. Y. and Florida Tobacco Co., ex- comm'r of parks; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 25. 1862; grad. Public Sch. No. 59, and afterward pursued course of study with a view of enter- ing the Naval Academy at Annapolis, At 17, however, at solicitation of his father, who was largely interested in the Central Park Brewery, entered that establishment and served apprenticeship of three years, then entered the U. S. Brewers' Acad. (the first institution of the kind in this country), and in 1881 was its first graduate. After that traveled and filled varions employments in other cities, and in 1ss6 returned, at request of his father to become brewmaster in the brewery of Schmitt & Schwanenflnegel, of
which his father was senior partner; beca !! Jargely interested in 1892 in a brewery in t !... West Indies, of which was gen. mg'r sever years; when he returned to N. Y. City hi- health precluded resumption of his former position as brewmaster, so he went South and managed his tobacco plantation of 600 acres in Florida; also became prop'r and editor of the Eufaula Sun, daily and weekly new .. paper of Eufaula, Ala., and was active in local politics. The death of his father, May 4, 1897, made it necessary for him to return to N. Y. City and take charge of the busi- ness, and he became connected with the brew- ery company as v .- p. and brewmaster, in which capacity was long actively engaged. and became affiliated with the Brewers' B'dl of Trade, Am. Brewing Inst., U. S. Brewers' Ass'n, and the Union Brewers' Ass'n (! which was treas. and a director), Brew- masters' Ass'n and the original Brewers' and Coopers' Benevolent Ass'n, of which suc. ceeded father as treas .. serving seven years (now honorary mem. and trustee ). Now pres., ing'r and director N. Y. and Florida Tobaer, Co. Appt'd 1903 by Mayor Mcclellan comm'r of parks in Borough of Bronx and .served until 1906. Was connected for years with the German Liederkranz: is inem. Arion Sor, Central Turn Verein, N. Y. Zool. Soc .. N. Y. Botanical Soc., Met. Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History. Clubs: National Demo- cratie, Wyandotte (v .. p.), Irish Athletic. N. Y. Athletic, Nassau Boat, N. Y. Golf (honorary mom.). Residence: 7 River View Terrace. Address: 17812 Water . St., N. Y. City.
SCHNAKENBERG, Daniel:
Insurance; b. Feb. 21, 1532, Bremen, Ger- many; father, who was a teacher, gave him a thorough and careful education; m. las, to Miss Gillespie: two children. Came in 1869 to America where he had in the first year a hard fight to make a living; in 1st2 settled in N. Y. City and found position with insurance house of H. B. Hagedorn. After the death of the latter became the sole prop'r, and his firm is now one of the largest in the marine insurance business. Member of the Cotton, Meritime. Consoli- dated and Produce Exchanges: treas. of the German Soc., trustee German Savings Bank : director German American Bank. Clubs: Down Town, Deutscher Verein, New York, Manhattan, Residence: New Brighton, S. I. Address: 6 llanover St., N. Y. City.
SCHNATZ, Paul H .:
Clergyman ; b. Stuttgart. Wiirttemberg. Germany, Jan. 14, 1863: s. Rev. John Phil. and Augusta (Ehmann) Schnatz; grad. Theol. Sch. of Newark Presbytery, Bloomfield. N. J., 18$5: m. Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 5. 1 .... Emilie Franke: children : Arthur, b. I.s. Gertrude, b. 197, Gustavo. b. 15. Theodore. b. 1-95, Bertha, b. 19, Angusta b. 19s. Pastor German Presby'n Che of Atlantic City, N. 1., 1-5.90, Martha Memorial Re. formed Ch., N. Y. City, since 190. Pres. Eastern Synod of Reformed Ch. in U. S. Republican. Alumini Ass'n of Bloomfield Som. Anthor: (booklets) : Cremation from Biblical Standpoint: The Belief of the I'n- baliover. Address: 412 W. 58th St., N. Y. City.
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