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 SCHMUCKER

SCHNEIDER

edited several Lutheran papers in the English, German and Norwegian languages, and is the author of Intuitu Fidei.

SCHMUCKER, Samuel Mosheim, author, was born in New Market, Va., Jan. 12, 1823; son of Dr. Samuels. Schmucker (q.v.). He was grad- uated from Washington college, Pa., in 1840, and from the Lutlieran seminary at Gettysburg in 1842; and was pastor of Lutheran churches at Lewistown, Pa., 1842-45, and Germantown, Pa., 1845-48. He was a student and secretary at the Philadelphia Law academy, 1848-50, and practised law in Philadelphia, 1850-53; in New York city, 1853-55, and in Philadelphia, 1855-63. He is the author of: Errors of Modern Infidelity (1848); Election of Judges by the People, and Constitu- tionality of the Maine Liquor Laiv (1852); The Spanish Wife, a Play, tcitfi Memoir of Edicin Forrest (1854); Court and Reign of Catherine II, Empress of Russia (1855); Life and Reign of Nicholas I of Russia (1856); Life of John C. Fre- mont with his Explorations (1856); Life and Times of Alexander Hamilton (1856); History of the Mormons, Edited and Enlarged (1856); Life and Times of Tliomas Jefferson (1857); The Yan- kee Slave-Driver (1857); Memorable Scenes in French History (1857); Arctic Explorations and Discoveries {18o~): Life of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane and Other American Explorers (1858); History of Napoleon III (1858); History of the Four Georges (1859); History of all Religions (1859); Life, Speeches, and Memorials of Daniel TFe&s^e;'(1859); Life and Times of Henry Clay (1860); Life of Washington (1860); Blue Laivs of Connecticut (1860); History of the Modern Jews (1860); and A History of the Civil War in the United States (vol. I., 1863). He died in Philadelphia, Pa., May 13, 1863.

SCHMUCKER, Samuel Simon, educator, was born in Hagerstown, Md., Feb. 28, 1799; son of the Rev. John George (1771-1854) and Catherine (Gross) Schmucker, He was a student at the University of Pennsylvania, 1814-16, and at Princeton Theological seminary, 1817-18; was principal of the academy at York, Pa., 1818-20, and served the Lutheran church, New Market, Va., as pastor, 1820-26, receiving ordination, Sept. 5, 1821. He founded the Lutheran Theological seminary at Gettysburg, Pa., in 1825: was its only instructor, 1826-30; its professor of dogma- tic theology, 1826-64, and professor of intellectual science in Pennsylvania college, 1832-33, He helped to organize the Evangelical Lutheran church in 1827, and in 1846 to connect it with the parent body in Europe, being a delegate to the convention of that year in London. He was married to Catherine Steenbergen of Mt. Airy, Va., and after her death to Esther Wagner of Philadelphia, Pa. He received the honorary de-

grees, A.B., 1819, and A.M., 1823, from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, and D.D. from Rutgers college in 1832. He is the author of: Biblical Tlieology (2 vols., 1826); Elements of Popular Theology (1834); Kurzgefasste Geschichte der Christlichen Kirche auf der Grundloge der BuscWen Werke (1834); Fraternal Appeal to the American Churches on Christian Union (1838); Portraiture of Lidheranism (1840); Retrospect of Lutheranism (1841); Psychology, or Elements' of Mental Philosophy (1842); Dissertation on Capital Punishment (1845); The American Luth- eran Church, Historically, Doctrinally and Prac- tically Delineated (1851); Lutheran Manual (1855); American Lutheranism Vindicated (1856); Ap- peal on Behalf of the Christian Sabbath (1857); Evangelical Lutheran Catechism (1859); The Church of the Redeemer (1867); The Unity of Christ's Church (1870), and various contributions to periodical literature. He died in Gettysburg, Pa., July 26. 1873.

SCHNEIDER, Albert, botanist and author, was born in Granville, Putnam county. 111.. April 13, 1863; son of John and Elizabeth (Burcky) Schneider; grandson of Johannes and Elisabeth (Strack) Schneider and of Jacob and Madeline (Krehbiel) Burcky, and a descendant of Dr. John Burcky, who first arrived in New Orleans, and later, 1804, settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. He at- tended the district schools and the Northern Illinois Normal school; was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago. 111., M.D., 1887, and from the University of Illinois, B.S., 1894. He was married, June 28, 1893, to Marie, daughter of Mitchell and Mary (Driscoll) Harrington of Avoca, Minn.; was instructor in botany in the University of Minnesota, 1893; a fellow in botany at Columbia university, 1894- 96, and in 1897 was made professor of botany, pharmacognosy, materia medica and bacteri- ology in the Northwestern University School of Pharmacy, Chicago, 111, He received the gradu- ate degree of M.S. from the University of Min- nesota, 1894, and that of Ph.D. from Columbia, 1897, and was elected a member of the Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft; Societe Botanique In- ternationale; the Society of American Authors, and other organizations. Dr. Schneider is the author of: Primary Microscopy and Biology (1890); A Text-Book of General Lichenology (1897); Guide to the Study of Liichens (1898); Hints on Drawing for Students of Biology (1899); General Vegetable Pharmacography (1900); The Limitations of Learning, and Other Science Papers (1900); Powdered Vegetable Drugs (1902); Useful Plants (1903); and numerous contribu- tions to scientific and other journals. He also translated Westermaier's " Compendium der AUgemeinen Botanik " (1896).