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educator, eUTgynmn,

Koch, Hermann A.,
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of tln' Central Wesleyan college of ton. Mo. He died Hhtnit 1!H>0 in ton, -Mo. Koch, Richard Henry, «diicntor.

was born April

jurist,

He

Pa.

1828,

4,

of

lillcd tlio chair

the Quiiu-y oolU-gi* of Illinois; was proffssor and president

(.Jernian ill

was born 18.'»»»

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received n tboroujLfli education in the public schools uiid IVnnsylcolleges of and was advnnia mitted to the bar. In l87:i-7!» he lilled the chair of iiiatheinatics in the Keystone State

In

ISiM)

he resumed

l»oitsville.

school. In Ix'caine jutlge

of the court of common pleas of the twenty-first judicial district of IVnnsylvania at Pottsvillc. the practice of law at

Pa.

Kocb, Theodore Wesley, educator, bibliogiapiwr, librarian, autlior, was born Aug, 4. IH71, in Philadelphia. Pa, In lS?>r» he took eharjre of the Willard Fiske Dante collection

at Corni'll university; in 15M)l-4 he was assistant in the eatalotrue division of the library of con{rress; and since I'.HI.l has been librarian of the university oY MichHe is the author of Dante in Ainerigan. ica;

an«l

numerous

and

historical

biblio-

firaphical works,

Koehler, Robert, educator, iiaintcr, artist, was born Nov. 28. 18.'»1>, in (Jermany. In 18.*»4 he came to .America with his parents;

and settled in .Milwaukee, Wis. In 1871

was employeber in

York;

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and attended

the evening; classes at the National academy of design. He spent fifteen years in (Jermany: devoting some of his time to t»'ach-

Since 181».3 in^f. he has been a «lirectorof .M n n e a p o s school of fini- arts. Ainon^ his paintings are H<>li«iay )(rupHtion Her Only Support; The .Strike; an<l many other works which may be found in private coUections, the

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Koehler, thor,

He

was

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of the

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Sylvester liorn

an art

Feb.

Rosa, 11.

critic of

art

ls;}7,

critic,

in

lioston;

au-

(ierniany. editor

was

American Art Review; and

I'nitetl States Art Directory and Year He died in 1000 in Koxbury. Mass. Koemmenich, Louis, musician, composer, was born (k-t. 4, 1866, in Germany. Since 1S!MI he has been an active conductor of singing societies in New York City; and is a teacher of pianoforte and singing. His

Hook.

compositions consist chieHy of lawyer,

2, I8r»2, in .Mid<lleport,

normal 1807 he

The

is

now

curator of the fruit department. Museum of Fine Arts. Roston. Mass, He is the autlior of .American Art; Etching: an Outline of its Technical Processes and History; History of Color Painting; Catalogues; and

for

part-songs

male chorus, a cantata, and songs.

Koenig,

journalist, Adolpb, educator, physician, was born Oct. 30, ISiiH, in Switzerhind. Since 1870 he has been engaged in the «:eiieral practice of medicine in Pittsburgli. Pa,; and since 1004 has been professt»r of physiology at the Pittsburgh college of pharmacy. In 1807-1004 he was editor and publisher and since 1004 has been associate editor of the Pennsylvania .Medieal .Journal of Pittsburgh. Pa.

Koenig, George Augustus, chemist, invenautlior, was born about 1845 in GerIn 1874 he was appointed assistant professor of chemistry and mineralogy in the university of Pennsylvania; becoming acting professor of geology and mining in of mineralogy and 1870, and professor metallurgy in 1886. His scientific work includes the invention of chronometry. Ho is the author of Chemistry Simplified. Koerner, Gustav, lawyer, jurist, author, wan born Nov. 20. 180!», in (Germany. In 1S42-43 lu' was a member of the legislature; ami ill 184."»-r»l was judge of the suIlf was lieutenant pre'iie court of Illinois. 18.'>3-57. governor in 18«).) he was In Cniteil States minister to Spain. In 1867 lie was appointed ]»resident of the board of trustees that organized the Soldiers' orphans' home at Blooiiiington, III.; and in 1870 became president of the first board of railroad iHimmissionera of Illinois. He wa> tile autlior of Collections of the Important (Jeiu-ral Laws of Illinois, with Comments; and From Spain. He died April 0, tor,

many.

iS'Mi,

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111.

Kofler, Leo, musician, organist, composer, 13, 1837, in Austria. He is a well-known writer, critic, and singing teacher; and since 1877 has been organist and choirmaster of St. Paul's chapel, Trinity parish, N.Y. He is the author of The Art of Breathing as the Basis of Tone-production; Take Care of Your Voice, or The (Jolden Kule of Health; and Selected Hymn-

was born March

Tunes and Hymn-Anthems. Kohl, John George, traveler, author, was born .April 28. 1808, in (Jermany. He prepared for the United States government a series of valuable maps of America, and published at the request of the United States coast survey. History of the Discovery of the United States Coast; and the History and of the Investigation (iulf Streain. He died Oct. 28, 1878. in Ger-

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Kohler, Kaufmann, rabbi, college presilit. author, was born May 10, 1843, in In 1870-1003 he was minister of

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