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THE SW I SS I N THE UNI TE D STA TE S A Co mpilation — Prepafed for the Swin American Historical Society as tbe Second Volume ofits Publication: By JOHN PAUL VON GRUENINGE N E{ dfior SWISS-AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MAD S W SC I ON, I ONSIN 1 9 4 0 CO PYRIGHT 1 940 SW ISS - AM ERI CAN HISTORI CA L SOCIETY b u c can n l mmo co u nuv u m MAN S ON, ww co s BOARD OF DIRECTORS MIL OH SCHAE FER President E J N , M d son W is. h r e St. a T o p , i , OF VON GRUENINGEN ce -P es dent PR . J . P . Vi r i ison W is. 2 02 5 a sonSt. a M di , M d , OB E T IESE ec d n -Sec eta R M . R R R R , or i g r ry i W n t Mad s n W s. 1 . a S M i , i o , A COB KRUESI C es nd n - Sec eta J , orr po i g r ry III. 140 en w orth Av e . a ar K il , Vill P k, REV HE DO E BO LLIGE Trearzzrer . O R . R T P , i n W s. n Av . a so 1 1 8 W . aw e 9 L , M di , G ST EDY Seeretar Refearc/a Co mmittee AU U RU , y l v el nd Oh o E. e a 808 ar ar Av e . S. 9 H v d , , C , i Y ! M EI New o N. FRA Z . R N A N Y rk, LBERT - assa c N. A P i , J n i . BUERKI a so s D R . W R C . M di , A L B ANDE B E GE Ore n P U O . R N R R go HOLIN ER MRS . G h ca o Ill J . C i g , . _ h n I Y oo a e L. N. W d v , , OH H TTE D . San ran l R c sco Ca . J N U F i , O F K B E R . L R h ar n esto S . P E A U C l , . C TCA P T. H EO . SCHW EGLER Oa an al C . C T kl d , EDITORIAL COMMITTEE MIL CHA EFE Clarzirme m S n is. R a so W E J , M di , ROE P V GRUENINCEN Ed r . ON t - a n i so W s. P J , i o M di , REV HEOD E BO GE . O R P . LLI R _ a n so W is. T M di , AUGUST RUEDY Ohio — OF . LF ED SE nw nn R R a a e a. P A NN B l Cy yd, P “I D eceased. E3 5 5 3 8 3 A Sw iss Evening Song Softly from mountain and vale Steal the last sunbeams so pale ; Over the meadows entrancing Shadows are slowly advancing ; Rosy the mountain tops grow . do ! Oh , how the glaciers glow Silently yielding to night , Fades the last range from o ur sight ; Over the vapors endearing , Twinkles a starlet so cheering ; Of Greetings bright starlet love , Tell me how fares it above ? Greetings from heavenly skies , Now the fair starlet replies , not u s Does the Father sustain , Lovingly watch and maintain us ? I shall not fall from his light . Starlet , dear starlet, good night . — t dito r Tr4 mlez ed by the E . Sueget, DD tBerge e e D fi er e n b l Bu g t, D B g u I a Iie o b % bt fcb er Ounneitrabl, Bueget uf21am unb Ematte c b QBa bfe ie bunfeIe c atte, ‘ ’ unnu be i er e e o D O f B g rft bt, ’ D We finb b Oletfcber fo rot! ’ tiII a b S r e mirb é t O e Be g Stacb , fibe bet err ott bii mad fi r fi g , ; Ofebnber {e Otemli bort Orbine? Otemfi tote bi c bu o inel , fb J fr ’ Ofebnber ammfibel bort ftobt é? ’ ternli b t O , (i o t grfiefg bi, tote goht é? Qu et eé ett is: "Oar uet i , f g ; $ et mt nit Oott i bet Sjuet? Wilt, ber QSater bonaIIe Bo t mt mfi mii rli nit b g f; b faIIe. ‘ “ QSater im S immel ba m t i , oeb . Oternli Iiebé ternli l , 6 , guet El acbt! Si uber I 5 ] FOREWORD NDER the auspices of the Swiss—American Historical USociety there was published in 193 2 a volume entitled Prominent Americans o Swiss Ori in t - f g , containing seven y two 1 encyclopaedic biographies . The com"pilation was announced as the first of a series to be devoted to historical and biograph ” ical information about Swiss settlers in the United States . Since then numerous additional biographi es o f Swiss settlers and their Offspring have been prepared for publication . How it ever , seems to be desirable , pending their appearance in print, to issue without further delay the present second volume Of other material . With reference to its contents the following should be stated : The statistical survey based on government census r repo ts was originally prepared by Mr . August Ruedy of i d . Cleveland , Oh o , and later extended and checked by the e itor 1 The a le of onen o f the oo u he ame Wh e 8: Co t b c t ts b k, p blis d by J s T . it New Yor read as ollow : Pi oneers—The An e r of re en o o er ean k, s f s c st y P sid t H v , J a ue D u our hr o her de Grafienried har e ra o Sr enr Gra o J cq s f , C ist p , C l s G ti t . , H y ti t, Geor e H Hermann a o a e A exan er e e a o e e ame . N g , J c b g li , l d N gl y, J c b N gl y, J s S o Ne e ean erre urr ohn A u us u er Emanue mme rmann c tt gl y, J Pi P y, J g t S tt , l Zi ar ener Tbeo l o ians— ohn ar n Henn ar n Kuendi h Schafi (C p t ) ; g J M ti i , M ti g , P ilip , hael hla er ohn oa him Zubl Soldi ers— enr ou ou ue Au u Mic Sc tt , J J c y ; H y L is B q t, g st ou Chetlain E w ard Wa er erle har e ra o r rmann e e x L . e is , d lt Eb , C l s G ti t J , H Li b, F li ’ r Zollioofier Statesmen_Albert Ga a n ame l am o o Emanue Ki k ; ll ti , J s Wil i G d, l oren hi Henr ner ll am r P/a sicians and Sur eo ns— enr L z P lipp , y Wis , Wi i Wi t ; y g H y an a Henr D etw iller amue N e Al er O h ne r N ho a enn B g , y , S l ickl s , b t J . c s , ic l s S , ar n amm Adelrich S e na h I ndastrialists Merchants B ankers—Gus a M ti St , t i c ; , , t v aumann N hola Ger er a o ar en o e e er eon de onreux B , ic s b , J c b K l , G ttli b B ll , L M t he alle The D elmon o Henr la Fr a ue Hu er A r an Geo r e C v y, ic s , y C y ick, J cq s b , d i g l sel n ohn u h n r o oh Me enber enr Ro en er L e a an n B . i , J c si g , J c b M z, J y g , H y s b g, o e mann r R er . F hw ar en a h e er au a o Al e har e b t J . Sc z b c , P t St b , J c b W id , b t C l s W ittnauer Sci entists o urnalists En ineers— A exan er A a ean Lou ; , j , g l d g ssiz, J is Ro dol he A a Ado h ran A an el er a o ol ermannHo e p g ssiz, lp F cis . B d i , J c b B l , C . H pp , F or an Ca ori ohn r e r h A er amue l Gatschet Arnol enr Gu o l j , J d c , lb t S , d H y t, i F i i . i W l am holas Hailrnann Hermann Kruesi amue Stehman‘ a deman i li Nic , , S l H l , Ferd nand Ru o h Has er r o n o e h Heer u u Hur er ohnHe nr h i d lp sl , F id li J s p , J li s t , J i ic f th rz Kruesi Leo Les uereux ohnUlr Ne ar Gu e . , q , J ic , C l [ 7 ] An attempt is here made to set forth in accurate numerical and geographical perspective what may be called the entire spread of the Swiss element in the United States .
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  • Leo Schelbert CV

    Leo Schelbert CV

    LEO SCHELBERT Vita Born: March 16, 1929, Kaltbrunn, Switzerland Married to Virginia, born Branin Children: Kenneth, Erik, Kirsten, GionMatthias Addresses: Department of History (M/C198) 2523 Asbury Avenue University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Evanston, IL 60201 601 South Morgan Street (847) 328-3514 Chicago, IL 60607-7109 (312) 996-3141 / e-mail: [email protected] Education: Matura: Gymnasium Immensee, Switzerland, 1948 MA in History: Fordham University, New York City, 1960 Ph.D. Columbia University, New York City, 1966 Employment: 1955-1959: Pro-Gymnasium Rebstein, Switzerland 1963-1969: Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 1971-2003: University of Illinois at Chicago 1973: Associate Professor, 1979: Professor 1999: Professor Emeritus (part-time Teaching Appointment in UIC Honors College) 2003: Retired Visiting Appointments: 1970 Fall Semester: University of Zurich 1976 Spring Semester, University of Düsseldorf Grants 1969 Swiss National Foundation for Research, $ 12,000 1970 Holderbank Foundation Research Fellowship, $ 4,000 1976 Subsidy for Book, Fund for the Swiss Abroad, $ 10,000 1991 Subsidy for SAHS Publication Series, Fund for the Swiss Abroad, $10,000 1994 Subsidy for Thaden Festschrift, UIC Institute for the Humanities, $1000 1995 Subsidy for Gary K. Pranger, Philip Schaff, UIC Institute of the Humanities, $500 1996 Subsidy for Gary K. Pranger, Philip Schaff, Swiss Center Foundation, $ 3000 1997 Subsidy for Mennonites in Transition, Swiss Benevolent Society, Chicago, $5,000 1998 Subsidy for SAHS Review Index, vols. 1-33, Swiss Center