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KNEELAND, Andrew Delos:
Lawyer: b. Binghamton, N. Y., May 6, 1863; s. Andrew Jackson and Iney AAdaline (Par. ker) Kneeland: ed. Angusta (N. Y. ) Acad., Colgate Acad. ( Hamilton, N. Y.), grad 1854 ( honors). Madison Univ .. Hamilton, N. Y., A. B., 1:>8; m. April 21, ISST, Martha H. Soy-
Lawyer; b. Quebec, Canada, May 17, 1 .. s. Gardner and Julia ( Castle) Kneela: . ed. McGill Univ., Montreal, and Union (! LL.D .; m. Albany, N. Y .. 1872, May Stu .:: Wilson. Served in Civil War and afterw. r. studied law; practising in N. Y. City st .r 1872; now senior mem. law firm of Kneela: . La Fetra & Glaze. Prepared and secure: passage of the act, passed in 1SS6, abolis !::: : perpetual imprisonment for debt in S: of N. Y. Mem. Gen. Assembly of N. Y., 1 .: judge advocate gen. of N. Y. State 150 ;-- Counsel to several large firms and corpo ?: tions. Vice-pres. Dep't of Painting, Broos lyn Inst. Arts and Sciences; fellow R .: Geog. Soc. Author: Treatise on Commer. .! Law: Kneeland on Attachments; Seven ('. ... turies in the Kneeland Family. Resident ... 110 Berkeley PI., Brooklyn. Address: 31 Broadway, N. Y. City.
KNIGHT, Augustus S .:
Medical director (life ins.) ; b. Manchester. Mass., Nov. 21, 1864; s. John and Debor.h (Carleton ) Knight: ed. Phillips Andover Acad .. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1987, M.D., 1- 1 m. Boston, Oct. 1, 1891, Abbie F. Kni.'' Med. director Metropolitan Life Insur. .. Co .; director Metropolitan Bank, Feder ; Trust Co., Episcopalian. Meni. N. Y. A ... Medicine, Harvard Med. Soc. of N. Y. CRy Chibs: Harvard, The Players. Address: 1 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
KNIGHT, Charles Huntoon:
Physician; b. Easthampton, Mass., Nor. 2. 1819; s. Horatio Gates and Mary Ann (11:5. toon ) Knight : ed. Williston Sem., 1-67: erol Williams Coll .. A.B., IST1, A.M., 196; C" lumbia Med. Coll., M.D .. 1874; m N Y. City. June 28, 1893. Imcy Ellen Tolford. Pr. f. laryngology, Cornell Univ. Med. Coll .: sur geon, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hosp. Republican. Mem. Am. Laryngol. Isso. Am. Med. Ass'n, Am. Acad. of Medicine Delta Psi fraternity, Sons of the Revohni .. New . England Soc., etc .; director Manhattan Eve, Ear and Throat Hosp. Recreation. Music. Clubs : University, Mendelssohn Glee, Hospital Graduates. Address: 147 W. 57th St., N. Y. City.
KNIGHT, Erastus Cole:
Ex.mayor of Buffalo; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Mar. 1, 1557; ed. public schools; m. Baf- falo, N. Y., May 14, Is-1. Mary Elizabeth Cowles, Commission merchant, 1850-87: eu- gaged in real estate business in 1ss, which he still continues: supervisor. 18-9.95. and chm'n. 1991; comptroller of City of Buffalo, 105.1900 ; comptroller of State of N. Y.,
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1901; mayor Buffalo, 1001-05. Pres. and gen. mg'r Isle of Pines Home and Plantation Co. Grand commander, Knights Templar, State of N. Y., 1905-06. Address: Buffalo, N. Y.
KNIGHTON, John A .: Civil engineer; b. Brownsville, Erie Co., N. Y., Mar. 6, 1868; s. John and Mary (Moulton) Knighton ; ed. public schools, Buf- falo; Parker Union Sch., Clarence, N. Y .; grad. Cornell Univ., C.E., 1891; m. Buffalo, N. Y., 1895, Ida Sackett; children: Willis Sackett, b. 1896, Marian, b. 1900. Was en- gaged,' 1891-94 and 1895-1901, on the Buffalo grades crossings improvement ; parts of 1894 and 1895 with the Berlin Iron Bridge Co .; since 1901 in the Dep't of Bridges, N. Y. City ; at present in charge of construction of Blackwell's Island Bridge. Lieut., and later capt., 165th Reg't, N. Y. Vols., during its existence, in 1898. Methodist. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Eng'rs, Municipal Eng'rs of the City of N. Y., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials. Residence: 519 W. 124th St. Ad- dress: 56 Sutton Pl., N. Y. City.
KNISLEY, Andrew Benjamin:
Physician, surgeon : b. Humberstone, Ont., July 30, 1858 ; s. Christian and Christina (Bingleman ) Knisley ; ed. Welland High Sch., 1876-77; Univ. of Toronto, M.B., 1855; Univ. Victoria, M.D.C.M., 1885; mem. Coll. Phys- and Surg., Ontario, 1885; m. Bertie. Ont., Sept. 15, IS$6, Eva, d. Peter Learn; one daughter, Ethel E., b. Aug. 19, 1887. Mem. Erie Co. Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n. Baptist, Address : 56 Wood- lawn Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
KNOLLMEYER, George Everett:
Clergyman ; b. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 12, 1876; s. George Simeon and Mary ( Gaus) Knollmeyer; ed. Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, Conn., St. Stephen's Coll.
Annandale, IN. Y .; Virginia Theol. Sem., Alexandria, V. A., Ph.B., Taylor Univ. Ind .; m. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1905, Isa- dora Josephine Woods. Rector of Zion Episcopal Clinic, Avon, N. Y. Episcopalian. Mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Ad- dress : Rectory, Avon, N. Y. KNOPF, S. Adolphus:
Physician ; b. Halle-on-the-Salle, Germany, Nov. 27, 1857; s. Adolphus and Nanina Knopf; ed. in Halle Municipal High School; came to U. S. in youth: settled first in N. Y. City and later at Los Angeles, Calif .; taught languages and attended Univ. of Southern Calif. until 1886; grad. Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., M.D., isss; m. Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 19, 1889, Pearl Nora, d. Harrison Gray Dyar. Engaged in med. practice in Los Angeles, 1SS8: went to France. . 1s90, grad. Univ. of Paris, 1895; spent a year, 1-95-96, in Europo in special study of sanatorium treatment of consumptives, being ass't physician to Prof. Dettweiler of the Faulkenstein Sanatorium; made Laureate Acad. Medicine of Paris. 1-96, for doctorate thesis "Les Sanatoria, Trait- ment et Prophylaxie de la Phtisie Pulmon- aire"; settled in N. Y. City, 1596. Made laureate by Coll. Phys. of Philadelphia, 1-9%. for his work entitled Pulmonary Tuber- enlosis: Its Modern Prophylaxis and the Treatment in Special Institutions and at Home: awarded prize by Internat. Congress for study of Tuberculosis, Berlin, 1ss9, for
essay Tuberculosis as a Disease of the Masses, and How to Combat It (since pub- lished in 20 different languages). Has been interne, ass't and visiting physician to sev- eral French and Amn. special hosps. for consumptives; honorary v .- p. British Con- gress on Tuberculosis, London, 1901; chm'n Com. on Relief of Sick Poor of N. Y. State Conf. Charities, 1902. U. S. Government dele- gate to French Congress on Tuberculosis, 1905, and mem. of com. of Internat. Tuber- culosis Congress in Washington, 1908. Contb'r to Twentieth Century Practice of Medicine, Nelson's American Encyclopedia, American Treatise on General Tuberculosis, and to var- ious med. and sociol. journals. Asso. direc- tor Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases N. Y. Health Dep't; visiting physician Riverside Sanatorium for'Consumptives, N. Y. City; prof. phthisiotherapy at N. Y. Post-Gradu- ate Med. School; consulting physician sana- toria at Gabriels, N. Y., Binghamton, N. Y., and Scranton, Pa. Mem. Am. Acad. Medicine ( ex .- v .- p. ) ; fellow N. Y. Acad. Medi- cine, A. A. A. S .; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Ass'n, N. Y. Co. Med. Ass'n, Soc. of Med. Jurisprudence; honorary fellow Maine Acad. Medicine and Science. and Sociedad Cientifico Antonio Alzate of Mexico: corr. mem. German and French Socs. for the Prevention of Tuberculosis ; honorary director New Haven Anti-Tuber- culosis Ass'n; v .- p. Pa. Soc. for Prevention of Tuberculosis: director Nat. Ass'n for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis; mem. Tuberculosis Com. N. Y. Charity Organiza- tion Soc. Address: 16 W. 95th St., N. Y. City.
KNOWLES, Benjamin F .:
Real estate; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 4, 1863: s. Charles and Elizabeth F. ( Rutzler) Knowles; ed. public schools; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 11, 1890, Lillie Elder. Mem. firm Stokes & Knowles; pres. The Premier Realty Corpo- ration, Jamaica Park South Realty Corp'n, Myrtle Construction Co .; v .- p. and treas. Myrtle Realty Co .; v .- p. Queens Park Realty Co., Morgan Realty Co., Hulst Realty Co. Baptist. Trustee Brooklyn City Mission and Tract Soc., Faith Home for Incurables. Ad- dress : 734 Green Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
KNOWLES, Charles Edward:
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, 1865; s. James and Eleanor (Davison ) Knowles: ed. public schools; grad. Cook Acad., Brown Univ., A.B .: Rochester Sem .; in. Flushing, N. Y., June. 1903, Jean S. Nesmith: one son, Howard N. b. 1901. Pastor Flushing Bapt. Ch., 1994-1908: has traveled abroad and largely through U. S. and Can. Mem Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Flushing Hist. Soc., United (charity ) Workers. Address: 447 Amity St., Flushing, N. Y.
KNOWLES, Frederick Milton:
Editor, author; b. Providence, R. I., March 28, 1st7; 's. Lindley Murray and Cornelia R. ( Logee) Knowles; ed. grammar school, Providence, and Long Island Business Coll .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 23. 1904, Kate [. McMurray. Entered office of Brook- lyn Times as reporter, 1524, became ass't city editor, 180, and has been telegraph and dramatic editor since 1902. AAuthor of
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Me from My Friends ; The North Shore Boom, | and others. Also joint author with C. F.
Lester, of Cheerful Year Book, 1906. Republican. Baptist. Residence : 388 Lafay- ette Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
KNOX, George William:
Clergyman; b. Rome, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1853; s. Rev. W. E. and Alice Woodward (Jenckes) Knox; grad. Hamilton Coll., 1874; Auburn Theol. Sem., 1877; received Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan, 1908; D.D., Princeton, 1888; LL.D., Hobart, 1904; m. 1877, Anna Caroline Holmes; children: Maryal, Carol A., ] Dorothea, R. Jay. Was engaged for a time in missionary work in Japan; prof. homiletics, Union Theol. Sem., Tokio; prof. philosophy and ethics, Imperial Univ .; v .. p. Asiatic Soc., Japan, 1891-92; later returned to U. S., becoming pastor of Presby'n Ch. at Rye, N. Y .; lecturer on apologetics, Union Theol. Sem., N. Y., 1897- 99; prof. philosophy and history of religion, same, since 1899; Nathaniel Taylor lecturer at Yale, 1903; lecturer on history of religion, 1905-06. Author (in Japanese) : A Brief Sys- tem of Theology; Outlines .. of Homiletics ; Christ, the Son of God; The Basis of Ethics; The Mystery of Life; (in English) A Japanese Philosopher, 1593 (Asiatic Soc. of Japan) ; The Christian Point of View (with Profs. Brown and McGiffert), 1902; The Direct and Fundamental Proofs of the Chris- tian Religion, 1903; Japanese Life in Town and Country, 1904; The Spirit of the Orient, 1906; Development of Religion in Japan, 1907 (Putnams). Clubs: Century, Apawamis. Residence: 127 E. 72d St. Address : TOO Park Av., N. Y. City.
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KNOX, John T .:
Lawyer; b. Wilson, Niagara Co., N. Y., Feb. 26, 1844; s. John and Agnes ( Murray) Knox; ed. Wilson Collegiate Inst., 1861-63; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1867; m. Pen Yan, N. Y., June 26, 1872, Agnes R. Lapham; chil- dren: Agnes Louise, b. 1878, Paul, b. 1884. Has been engaged in the practice of law since 1572; dist. att'y of Yates Co., 1878-84, 1892.95; co. judge, 1896-1902; reelected for the term 1902-0S. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Masonic order, I. O. O. F., Knights of Maccabees; trustee Palmer Inst., Starkey Sem. Clubs: Penn Yan, Penn Yan Yacht. Address: Penn Yan, N. Y.
KNOX, Mary Alice:
Teacher : b. Rome, N. Y., 1852; d. Rev. Wil- liam Eaton and Alice Woodward (Jenckes) Knox; ed Rome Acad. and private schools; grade. Elmira Coll., A.B .; inst'r Elmira Coll .; prof. in Wellesley Coll. : prin. Emma Willard Sch., Troy, N. Y .; prin. Miss Knox's Sch., Briarchff Manor, N. Y .; has made various journeys in our own and foreign countries. including a trip around the world; sister of George William Knox, D.D., of Union Theol. Sum. Address: Briareliff Manor, N. Y.
KNOX, Lewis T .:
Lawyer; b. New Castle, Pa .: s. John and Caroline (Sheaffer) Knox: grad. Yale Coll., A.B., 1-91; N. Y. Law Sch. LL. B., 1 93; ad- mitted to the N. Y. Bar, 1893: m. N. Y. City, Jan. 27, 1898, Florence Tilden Lynch. En- gaged in gen. practice of law in N. Y. City. Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y.,
Sigma Nu fraternity. Club: Yale. Address: 208 5th Av., N. Y. City.
KNOX, Thomas T:
Officer, U. S. Army, retired; b. Roane Co. Tenn., July 3, 1849; s. William Wallace an! Maria ( Seckerson) Knox; grad U. S. :... Acad., 1871; Nat. Univ. (law), Columbi ... Univ. (law), Washington, D. C., LL.B .; ?.. 1st, Calif., 1874, Cornelia M. Grayson (dn ! 1884) ; 2d, Baltimore, Md., April, lees, Mal; Clare Hodges; four children, three by fir ; and one by second marriage. Served in 1 .. U. S. Cav., 1871-98; engaged in three Indian campaigns and the Shatter expd'n to Santi. ago, where was severely wounded; on duty in insp'r-gen.'s dep't to 1903; was promote i to grade of Ist lieut., Mar. 4, 1879; to cap ... Jan. 23, 1889; to major and insp'r-gen., July 25, 1898; lieut .- col. and insp'r-gen., Feb. : 1901, reaching the grade of col. and inspir gen. in April, 1903; was insp'r-gen. Nat. Homes for Disabled Vol. Soldiers, to Nov .. 1905; since that time gov. Southern Branch of same. Mem. Soc. of Am. Wars, Nat. Gen. Soc. Clubs: Metropolitan ( Washington, D). C.), Manhattan ( N. Y. City). Address: Nat. Soldiers' Home, Va.
KNUBEL, Frederick H .:
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, May 22, 1870: s. Frederick and Anna Knubel: ed. public schools to 1883; Coll. City of N. Y. to ls): Packard's Business Coll., 1886; grad. P'a. Coll., A.B. (first honor), 1593; Gettysburg Theol. Sem., A.M., 1895; studied at the Univ. of Leipzig, Germany, 1895-96; 'm. Jersey City. N. J., June 26. 1595, Christine Ritscher: chil- dren: Frederick R., b. 1597, Helen M .. b. 1901. Was engaged in business with a lice concern, 1886-59 ; in European travel. 1895-96; organized Evangelical Lutheran Ch. of the Atonement, N. Y. City, in Dec., 1s. and has been its pastor since. Republican. Mem. Koinonia and Concordia Ministerial Ass'ns, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity ; trustee Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse. Baltimore. Md. Recreation : Tennis. Address: 101 Edgecombe Av., N. Y. City.
KNUBEL, Herman:
Pres. Nat. Addograph Co .; b. N. Y. City. Dec. 1, 1851; s. Herman and Margarette Dar- othea Knubel; ed. public schools and Coll. City of N. Y. At 16 years of age entered pork-packing business with brother-in-law. who was extensively engaged in that in- dustry; in charge of one of the packing honses at 17, and until 1870, when he became connected with Merchants' Exchange Bank : in 1573 went to Canada and became mi'r of oleomargarine; constructed at Hamilton and Montreal, Can., first oleomargarine fac- tories ever erected, and built up extensive industry, selling out in 1575, and returning to N. Y. City; with some large capitalists. engaged in development of Harney's Peak tin mines; went to S. American shipping business, 1889: went to Europe. 1-9541; since 1.99, organized Empire Coal Mining Co., ole of the largest of the soft coal properties in U. S .: organized and is pres. the Nat. Ad. dograph Co .: also pres. Custer Printing Press Co .: director Central Western On (' ... United Boroughs Realty Co. Clubs: N. Y. · Athletic. Columbia Yacht. Address : 42 Broadway, N. Y. City.
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KOBBÉ, George C .:
Lawyer; b. N. Y., Sept. 27, 1952; s. Wil- liam August (b. in Duchy of Nassau, Ger- many; many years Nassovian consul-gen. of U. S.) and Sarah Lord ( Sistare) Kobbé (b. New London, Conn.) ; grad. school of arts, Columbia Coll., 1574; Law School of Columbia Coll., 1876; m. Alice, d. Henry S. Leavitt, of N. Y .; children: Lonise L., Alice L., George L., Walter, Jr., Martha L. Admitted to bar, 1876, and ever since in practice. Mem. firm of Roosevelt & Kobbe; pres. and director Brooklyn Bridge Freezing and Cold Storage Co .; director Harrison St. Cold Storage Co., U. S. Casualty Co. Mem. Soc. of Colonial Wars in State of N. J., Sons of Revolution in State of N. Y. Clubs: Union, St. An- thony, Down Town, Baltusrol Golf. Resi- dence: 109 E. 29th St. Address: 44-46 Wall St., N. Y. City.
KOBBE, Gustav:
Author, journalist: b. N. Y. City, Mar. 4, 1857; s. William August and Sarah Lord ( Sis- tare) Kobbe (father native of Idstein, near Wiesbaden, in the Duchy of Nassau, and after coming to U. S. was consul-gen. of that Duchy at N. Y. City until its. absorption by Prussia, in 1967; mother born in New London, Conn., of old New England family, being descendant of Gabriel Sistare, captain of a Spanish ship which on voyage from Havana to Cadiz, in 13th century, was wrecked on the Race, off New London) ; ed. in schools of N. Y. City and of Wiesbaden, Germany, Columbia Coll., A.B., 1877, A.M., 1879; Co- lumbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1979; m. 1982, Car- olyn, d. George Minor Wheeler, of Scarsdale, N. Y .; children: George Minor Wheeler, Beatrice (m. 1907, Raymond D. Little), Hil- degarde (m. 1908, Joseph H. Stevenson), Virginia, Carolyn. Began in journalism as one of editors of Musical Review until iss1; on staff N. Y. Sun, les1.82; sent to Bayreuth, in summer of 18:2, by N. Y. World, as cor- respondent at production of Parsifal; after a few years of newspaper work became mag- azine contributor; wrote for The Century, article on Life on the South Shoals Lightship and five articles in The Heroes of Peace ser- ies; also many articles on music and drama to that magazine, Scribner's. The Forum, North American Review and other magazines. Author: Signora, a Child of the Opera House (novel ) ; Miriam, a Story of the Lightship; Some Famous Actors and Actresses in Their Homes; Opera Singers; Wagner's Life and Works (2 volumes) ; Wagner's Music Dra. mas Analyzed; Wagner and His Isolde; Loves of the Great Composers; How to .1p- preciate Music; Famous American Songs; My Rosary and other poems: The Pianolist. Address: N. Y. Herald, N. Y. City.
KOBBE, Walter:
Dry goods merchant; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 1. 1830: s. William A. and Sarah Lord (Sis. tare) Kobbe (father native of Idstein, near Wiesbaden. Prussia, and Boun-on-the- Rhine: m. Elizabeth W., d. V. Munford Moore. For 39 years in the dry goods comm'n business: has made 98 crossings to Europe, being one of the oldest regular Euro- pean travelers: has visited all principal countries of Europe, and for 22 years made four crossings a year. Resident partner and head N. Y. house of C. J. Bonnet, Kobbu
& Co., Am. branch of Les Petits fils de C. J. Bonnet & Co., Lyons, France, manufac- turers of the widely known .Bonnet"' silks. Was for 11 years mem. Co. K, Tih Reg't; resigned as Ist lieut. and acting capt .; has honor medal decoration. Formerly Demo- crat ; Republican since 1806. Episcopalian. Men. Holland Lodge, S, F. and A. M. Clubs: Union, Merchants, Central (pres. ). Address: 412 West End Av., N. Y. City.
KOBBE, William A .:
Major-gen., U. S. A., retired; b. N. Y. City, May 10, 1840; s. William A. and Sarah Lord (Sistare) Kobbe; ed. common school course, N. Y. City; collegiate course Ger- many, and course of mining eng'ring at aca- demies of Freiberg and Clansthal, Germany; grad. U. S. Art'y Sch .; m. Fort Leavanworth, Kan., June 26, 1867, Isabella, d. Maj .- Gen. Wm. Hoffman, U. S. A. ; children : Ferdinand, b. 1872 (capt. 21st Inf., U. S. 1.), Sarah, b. 1571, William, b. 1881, ( Philippine Forest Ser- vice), Herman, b. 15$3, Eric, b. 1SS7. En- listed as private in volunteer service, 1962: served through the Civil War until dis- charged as capt., 178th N. Y. Vols., Mar. 1, 1566; appt'd to the regular service (Inf.). Mar. 17, 1866, serving on frontier until 1st2, when transferred to Art'y and to sea coast. As Major 3d Art'y, ordered to Philippines in command of battalion of that regiment and serving throughout Philippine Insurrection : appt'd brig. gen. Vols. and later promoted brig. gen. U. S. A .; mil. governor and comd's Dep't of Mindanao and Jolo until Sept., 19 1; comd'g Dep't of Dakota until Jan .. 1904. when promoted major.gen. Instr. mil. sci- ence, U. S. Art'y Sch., 1885 96; mem. Calif. Acad. Sciences. Address: Pasadena, Cal. KOHLER, Charles:
Piano mf'r: b. Newark, N. J., Sept. 13, 1868: s. Jacob John and Caroline (Rouse) Kohler; ed. Princeton Univ .; in. Irvington- on-Hudson, N. Y., Vera M. Bryne; children : Olga, Vera, Reta. Senior mem. Kohler & Campbell, piano mf'rs, N. Y. City: pres. The Autopiano Co .. v. pres. R. S. Howard Co .; v .- pres. Milton Piano Co .: director Kastuer & Co .. Lt'd, London, England. Re- creations: Athleties, outdoor sports. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, Atlantic Yacht. Address: 916 West End Av., N. Y. City.
KOLLE, Frederick Strange:
Physician, author; b. Hanover, Germany, Nov. 22, 171; s. John Kolle; ed. in common schools in Germany, Long Island Coll. Hosp., M.D., 1993; received from Nat. Coll. of Elect- ro- Therapeutics, degree of M.E. AAss't aural physician, Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hosp .. 1 02.93; interne Kings County Hosp., 1993-94: ass't physician Contagions Diseases Hosp .. Brooklyn, 1:94: engaged in private practice in Brooklyn since 1994. Especially promin- ent in x-ray applications and electro. ther- apy: chief instructor in the Department of Electro Therapeutics, Electrical lus :.. N. Y. City, 1596-1900; associate editor Electrical Age, 1997-1900: radiographer to M. E. Hosp .. Brooklyn. Inventor of numerous processes and devices in connection with the use of Röntgen rays, including a radiometer. den. taskit scope. X-raycoil switching device oesa. phameter, folding fluoroscope, focus tube. vray printing device, direct reading x-ray 793
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meter, etc .; also many instruments for use in plastic surgery. Author: The Recent Röntgen Discovery; X-Rays --- Their Produc tion and Application, Medico-Surgical Radi- ography; Subcutaneous Hydrocarbon Pro- theses; and various scientific and medical papers; also auther of Pen Lyrics; Olaf, a scientific novel; The Grown Baby Book; Lisps and Lilts; Fifty and One Tales of Modern Fairyland ; Axel and Valborg. Mem.
Authors Com. of Am. Health League. Resi- dence : 131 Buckingham Road. Address: 17 W. 26th St., N. Y. City.
KONTI, Isidore:
Sculptor; b. Vienna, Austria, July 9, 1862; s. Ignatz Lajos and Rosalie Konti; ed. in Vienna, where he entered the Imperial Acad- emy of Art, in 1878; finished studies in the Meisterschule of Prof. Karl Kundmann; won a scholarship for two years' study in Rome, at the end of which engaged professionally as sculptor in Vienna until 1890; his work including a memorial to Anastasius Grün, the poet, and a marble bust of the Emperor Francis Joseph, as well as several others, public and private. From 1890-1893 worked for the World's Columbian Exp'n; since then has been engaged in professional work of various kinds. The ideal groups The East and North River and West Indies on the Dewey Arch; several groups for the Pan-Am. Exp'n at Buffalo, 1901, memorial to the Revolutionary soldiers in the Federal Building, at Syracuse; many groups for the Louisiana Purchase Exp'n at St. Louis; the Mckinley Memorial at Philadelphia, in colla- boration with the late Chas. A. Lopez. Received gold medal at World's Fair, St. Louis. Mem. of Council of Nat. Sculpture Soc., Architectural League of N. Y., Munici- pal Art Soc., Associate of the Nat. Acad. of Design, Salmagundi Club. Address: 292 Riv- erside Av., Yonkers, N. Y.
KOON, Sidney Graves:
Editor; b. Auburn, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1S75; s. Charles Byron and Lavanchie E. (Patten) Koon; grad. Cornell Univ., M.E., 1902; M.M.E., 1903 ( Sigina Xi, 1902) ; m Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1906, Madeline Vatet; one daughter, Cecil Vatet Koon, b. Dec. 12. 1907. In counting room of D. M. Osborne & Co., Auburn, N. Y., 1892-93; in experimental work on screw propulsion at Ithaca, N. Y., 1903-01; editor International Marine Engineering since 1904. Independent Republican. Epis- copalian. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Soc. Naval Architects and Marine Engers. Soc. of the Sigma Xi, University Club of Brook- lyn, N. Y., Soc. of the Cayugas, New York. Author of numerous papers and articles, mainly technical. Collaboration and author, Text- book on Engineering, published by His- torical Publishing Co., Philadelphia. dress : 17 Battery Place, N. Y. City. Ad-
KOPETZKY, Samuel Joseph:
Surgeon: b. N. Y. City. Ang. 1, 1876; s. Joseph and Lena ( Bernhardt ) Kopetzky : ed: City of N. Y., N. Y. public schools, Co. lumbia Univ. ( Medical Dep't), M.D. : m. N. Y. City, 1003, Anah Doob; children : Karl A., b. 1905, Yvonne, b. 1907. Practicing medicine in N. Y. City from graduation. Served in Spanish.Am. War: capt. und ass't surgeon, Sth Reg't. N. G. N. Y. Pres. United Span. ish War Veterans, Borough of Manhattan, N.
Y. City. Sec. Medical Review of Reviews Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Mlem. N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Am. Laryngological and Otological Soc., Otological Soc. of Germany. Ass'n Military Surgeons, etc. Recreations: Equestrianism, golf and literature. Author: Surgery of the Ear; also contributor to the medical journals. Instructor of operative surgery on the ear, Manhattan Eye and Ear Hosp., and is attached to other hospitals. Residence: 77 W. 85th St. Address: 610 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
KOPLIK, Henry:
Physician; b. New York, Oct. 28, 1859: s. Abraham S. and Rosalie Koplik: grad. Coli. City of N. Y., A.B., 1875; Med. Dep't Coluni- bia Univ., M.D., 1881; m 1902, Stephanie Schiele. Discoverer of "Koplik's spots. '' a diagnostic sympton in measles, adopted by profession generally ; also bacillus of
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