Berthold Fernow

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Berthold Fernow
Born(1837-11-28)28 November 1837
Inowrocław, Province of Posen, Prussia
Died3 March 1908(1908-03-03) (aged 70)
Togus, Maine, United States
Occupation(s)Historian, writer, librarian
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Berthold Fernow (28 November 1837 – 3 March 1908) was a German-born American (

New York State
) historian, author and librarian.

Biography

Berthold Fernow was born in

Bromberg, Posen, in 1858.[1]

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.

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