Berthold Fernow
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Born | Inowrocław, Province of Posen, Prussia | 28 November 1837
Died | 3 March 1908 Togus, Maine, United States | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | Historian, writer, librarian |
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Berthold Fernow (28 November 1837 – 3 March 1908) was a German-born American (
Biography
Berthold Fernow was born in
He then emigrated to the United States, served during the American Civil War as lieutenant of the 3rd U. S. colored troops, and subsequently as topographical engineer.[1] For a time, he was one of the state librarians, keeper of the historical records at Albany, New York, and the editor of the 12th, 13th, and 14th volumes of Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New York (Albany, 1877–85), State Archives (vol. i, 1887); and Albany and its Place in the History of the United States (1887). Fernow also contributed to Wilson's History of New York (4 vols., 1892–93), and edited Records of New Amsterdam (7 vols., 1897–98). He wrote many magazine articles on historical subjects.
He died in Togus, Maine on 3 March 1908.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1906). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. IV. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved 19 March 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Johnson, Allen; Malone, Dumas, eds. (1964). Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. III. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 337. Retrieved 19 March 2022 – via Internet Archive.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.