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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Luening, D. C. (Diedrich Christian), 1848-1936 |
| Title, Monographic | Vom Schiffsdeck zum Katheder: Werdegang eines Menschen welcher sich erst spaet im Leben gefunden |
| Place of Publication | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Publisher | Selbstverlag |
| Date of Publication | 1922 |
| Extent of Work | 73 |
| Abstract | Autobiography written in the third person. Diedrich C. Luening was born in Amsterdam in 1848, and moved to the Bremen area, where he was reputed to be a juvenile gang leader. He was sent away to sea and came to the US in 1866. He became a school principal in Milwaukee and was active in public education for over fifty years, and was one of the very early members of Milwaukee's Masonic Aurora Lodge No. 30. |
| Notes | German-American author (1848-1936); grandfather of Robert Luening, past President and Treasurer of the MKI Friends; 2nd copy received from Hope Hague, 2 July 2003 |
| Call Number | MKI P88-48; 2nd copy PIA WI |
| MKI Terms | PIA/ Autobiography/ German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Milwaukee (Wis.)/ Teaching |