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IIERRINGSHAW'S LIBRARY OP AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. at the university of Pennsylvania; and in VMK received the «Iej»r«H? of B.S. in e('onoinii*s from that institution. In 11>02 he reeeivt'd the appointment as Harrison scholar in economics to the university of Pennsylvania; studied European industrial metljods Holland. in Switzerland and France; and in lOtKi became assistant instructor in industry and economics at tlu? university of Pennsylvania. For awhile he was assistant manager of the .American lava company at Chattamxi^a, Tenn.; an«l is actinn secretary to the American academy of piditical and social scienc*'. In 1JM>5 he berame assistant general si'eretary of the t harity orjjaniz;ition society of New Y()rk. dy. X.Y.

Krumreig, Edward Ludwig, clergyman, an-

was

Nov. 28. ISO I, in <;ernuiny. In ISS4 he graduated from the Nautic.il col

tlicir.

iMirn

New

lege of

Orleajis,

Im.; in IHDli graduated from the (iordon school of the Newt<m theological institution of Boston. .Mass. in 1001 graduated from the Christian university of Canton, Mo., with the degree of

M.A.

studied

theology

1902 at

Harvard

college;

and

Lit.;

in

the

has received grees of A.M. and Ph.D. and D.D. from the Potomac university of Washington, D.C., and D.D. from the Capital university. In 189.5 he was licensed to preacli ; and in 1898 was ordained to the baptist ministry. In 1897 1900 he filled a pastorate at Whiteface. N.H.; in lOOO-O.T at Acton and Shapleigh. Maine; in 10^.^ 07 at East Machias, Maine; and since 1907 at Somerset, Mass. Since 1904 he has Ih-cu dean of theology in the extension di-partment of Potomac university. H«' is the author of History of the Haptist Cliurch in Shapleigh, Maine; and The

de-

Shadowing Wing.

463

physicians and surgeons of Philadelphia. di.Ml .Inly 5. 1817. in Philadelphia, Pa.

He

Kuhne, Percival, banker and financier of 15 William st.. New York city, was born •Xltril 0. 1861, in New York city. He was c<lucated in the college City of New York, and eontinued in (Jermany his preparation for a liusincsM career.

In 1884 he entered a bank-

Nachod and Kuhne, whose interests, in

ing houst> of Knauth, founde<l by his father,

both New York city and Leipzig, he succeeded in 189,'i. from which he retired ns an ao tive partner on December 31, 1909. He is a member of the New York chamber of commerce: and was a founder and organizer of the Colonial Trust coniimny. which was subse«juently n>erge«l into the Trust company of America. He is also a trustee of the Citizens' Savings bank; a trustee of the Empire Trust c<»mpany; a trustee in the Lincoln Safe I>e|i<»sit company; and is closely identifiiMl with the affairs of several other prominent institutions. He is a veteran of com-

pany K. seventh regiment. New York nationguard is a prominent Mascui and a member of the I'nion. Metroi)olitan and Union League dubs of New York city. Kuhns, Joseph H., congressman, was born

al

Pennsylvania. In 1851-53 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirtyin

He die<I in Pennsylvania. Kuhns, Oscar, educator, author, was born Feb. 21. 1856. in Columbia. Pa. Since 1890 he has been professor of modern langtmges

se<'ond congress.

in

the

Wesleyan university

Conn.

He

Alfre<l

De

of Middletown, the author of Selections From Mus.set ; The Treatment of Na-

is

and Reture in Dante's Divina Commedia Edition of Cary's Translation of Dante. Kulp, George B., journalist, publisher, lawyer, author, was l>orn Feb. 11, 1839, in U«'amstown. Pa. For six years he was register of wills in Wilkesharre. Pa.; and for twelve years was a member of the board of e<lucation. For thirty-two years he was editor and publisher of the Luzerne Legal HegHe is the author of The Bench and ister. Bar of Luzerne County and eleven volumes of Kulp's Luzerne Legal Register Reports.

vise<l

Julius, educator, railroad president, was Ixtrn .Inly .HO. 18.'»4. in New Orleans. La. In 187:5 7S he was principal of In 1878 he a school near Haltiniore. Md. entennl the railway service as a residoit engineer in charge of the construction of the

Kruttschmitt,

Morgan's

I..<niisiana

and

Texas

railroa<l.

Im'cu vice-president of the pacific railroad «-ompaiiy. Kueffner, William G., s<ddier, was born 18(51 he was cafitaiii in If> in (lermany. the ninth regiment Illinois infantry: an<l in 1865 was brevetted colonel and briga<lierHe was honorably general of volunteers. mustered out in 18t5(J. He died March 18.

Since 1808 he has

Southern

1803.

Kuhn, Adam, educator, botanist, college, was born Nov. 17. 1741, flermantnwn. Pa. lie was one of the

president, founder, in

founders

and

president

of

the

college

of

Kulp, Monroe H., manufacturer, congressman, was born 0< t. 23, 1858, in Barto, Pa. He was educated at the state normal college and at Lebanon. Ohio

the Eastman business college at PoughkeepHe became sie, N.Y'.

with the connected firm of Kulp. McWill-

iams and

and in

manager

company became

1886

the business under his father, the late Darlington R. Kulp. He is president of the Monroe H. of

Kulp and company the Lewisburg and BuITalo valley railroad company, and other institutions. In 1895-

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