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Author, MonographicLafrentz, F. W. (Ferdinand William), 1859-1954
Title, MonographicNordische Klaenge. Plattduetsche Riemels
Edition or VersionErste Uplag
Place of PublicationChicago, Ill.
PublisherSelbstverlag
Date of Publication1881
Extent of Workix, [5], 221 pages ; 16 cm
NotesGerman-American author. [From Ward, Bio-Bibliography, 1985: Lafrentz, Ferdinand Wilhelm, b. 3-25-1859 on the island Fehmarn, d. 7-15-1954 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Came to Chicago in 1873. Elected to Wyo. state legislature in 1888. Teacher in Cheyenne, Wyo. and Ogden, Utah. Also lawyer and accountant. Pres. Amer. Surety Co. in N.Y. in 1912, later a leading board member of a number of N.Y. banking firms.]
MKI AnnotationTwo copies. One donated by Lester Seifert, one by Ronald W. Kletzien.

Additional information on Ferdinand Wilhelm Lafrentz
Call NumberPIA IL
MKI TermsPoetry, German American/ Low German dialect