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MOLDENKE, Charles Edward, Egyptologist, was \)ovn in Lyck, East Prussia, Oct. 10, 1800; son of the Rev. Edward Frederick and Elise (Harder) Moldenke. He was brought to the United States by his parents in 1861, was gradu- ated at Columbia university, A.B., 1879, A.M., 1882, and studied theology in the Lutheran Theo- logical seminary at Pliiladelphia, Pa., 1879-80. He was a student in the universities of Halle and Strassburg, Germany, 1880-84, received the de- gree Ph.D. from the latter in 1884, and made a specialty of Egyptology, studying under Johannes Diimichen. He returned to the United States in 1884, was ordained to the Lutheran ministry in New York city in 1885, was pastor of Lutheran clmrches in New York city, Jersey City Heights and Mt. Vernon, N. Y., and devoted his leisure to literary work. He resigned from the ministry, December, 1900, to give all his time to Egyptology. He was married, Sept. 26, 1894, to Sophia Meta, daughter of John D. Heins of New York. He is the author of: The Egyptian Origin of Our Alphabet (1886); The Trees of Ancient Egypt (1886); The New York Obelisk (1891); The Tale of the Two Brothers (1898); Egyptian Classics (1900).

MOLDENKE, Edward Frederick, educator and clergyman, was born at Insterburg, East Prussia, Aug. 10, 1836. He was graduated at the college in Lyck in 1853, and studied theology at the University of Konigsberg, 1853-55, and at the

University of Halle, 1855-57. He was licensed to preach in 1857, and admitted to the Lutheran minis- try in 1858. He was principal of the church school at Eck- ersberg, Prussia, in 1859, and instructor in the gymnasium at Lyck, 1859-61. He was married, Oct. 2, 1859, to Elise, daugh- ter of Councilor A. Harder of Prussia. He was sent as a traveling missionary to the synod of Wisconsin in July, 1861, and preached throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota until 1864, when he became pro- fessor of theology in the Theological Seminary of the Wisconsin Synod at Watertown and professor of German and mathematics in the Lutheran col- lege at Watertown in 1865. He was pastor of a German and Polish congregation in Johannis- burg. East Prussia, 1866-69; and established Zion's Lutheran church in New York city in 1869, which was afterward united with St. Peter's

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Lutheran church of which he became pastor in 1871. He was elected president of the general council of the Lutiieran cimrch in North America in 1895. He received the degrees M. A. and Ph.D. from the University of Rostock, Germany, in 1865, and D.D. from Muhlenberg college, Allen- town, Pa., in 1887. He was editor of several Lutheran papers, and established and edited Siloah, the first and then only German monthly for home missions, 1882-89. He was a member of the select committee with Drs. Schmucker and Spiith that prepared the German Kirchen- biich. He contributed to a Berlin religious jour- nal a series of articles entitled Five Years in America (1868-70), and a Church History of New York (1870-73). He edited Darstellung der niod- ernen deutschen Theologie vom Lutherischen Standpunkte aws (1865), and is the author of: Das heilige Vaterunser (1878); Luther-Buchlein,^, poem (1879), and a collection of Lectures given in Cooper Institute, New York.

MOLINEUX, Edward Leslie, soldier, was born in London, England, Oct. 12, 1833; son of Will- iam and Maria (Leslie) Molineux. He came to the United States with his parents in 1834, and settled in New York city. He was educated at the Mechanics Society school in New York city, and in 1854 joined the Brooklyn City Guard, 13th Artillery. He enlisted as private in the 7th New York volunteers in 1861, and was influential in organizing the 23d regiment and the 11th brigade of the New York national guard. He was com- missioned brigade-major and subsequently lieu- tenant-colonel in 1862; and in the same year or- ganized for the war the 159th volunteers, and was its lieutenant-colonel and colonel. He joined General Banks in his expedition to New Orleans in December, 1862, and was severely wounded in the action at Irish Bend, April 14, 1863, and in- valided to New York. He patroled the river front of New York under General Butler during the draft riots in July, 1863, returning to the front as soon as his wounds permitted, the same month. He served as assistant inspector-general of the 19th army corps during the Red River cam- paign on the staff of Gen. W. B. Franklin, and as a commissioner for the exchange of prisoners: was made military commander of La Fourche district, Louisiana, and organized the Louisiana Union Scouts in 1864; was assigned to the com- mand of the 2d brigade, 2d division, 19th array corps, and also commanded a temporary division of his own and the 3d brigade, 1st division, at Monette's Ferry, where he was opposed by the Confederate brigade of H. P. Bee. He com- manded the 2d brigade, 2d division, 19th corps, throughout the Shenandoah campaign, and was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. Oct. 19, 1864, for gallantry at Fisher's Hill, Winches-