Talk:Edward Steinkopff

Latest comment: 7 years ago by MinorProphet in topic Ancestry

Ancestry edit

Three sources which refer to his origins differ considerably. One source (Manz 2001, p. 64) in his comprehensive study of Germans in Glasgow, mentions Steinkopff among a group of German Jews, although Manz (NB in German) doesn't appear to give any immediate source for Steinkopff's inclusion. Steinkopff's obituary in the Chemist & Druggist, which also has a photo of him,[1] states that he was born in Frankfort but doesn't mention his parentage. On the other hand, (Dasent 1920, pp. 255) has this: "He was not, as has been supposed, a Jew, for his father was a Lutheran pastor in Mecklenburgh." However, this description appears to coincide with that of his namesake, the Rev. Charles Steinkopff, discussed below.[2]

Summary for lede

He was possibly born in Frankfort,[1] and was possibly Jewish[3].[n 1]

References

  1. ^ Another source (Dasent 1920, p. 255) says: "He was not, as has been supposed, a Jew, for his father was a Lutheran pastor in Mecklenburgh." However this appears to confuse him with a namesake, the Rev. Charles Steinkopff,[2] discussed below. See also Talk:Edward Steinkopff

References

  1. ^ a b "Deaths: Edward Steinkopff". The Chemist and Druggist. LXVIII (10): 399. 10 March 1906.
  2. ^ a b 'Steinkopf, Karl Friedrich Adolf'. Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (online) (in German): other sources at 'Steinkopf, Karl Friedrich Adolf'. Deutsche Biographie. (in German)
  3. ^ Manz 2001, p. 64.

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