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George Heinrich Kunz was born in Untergroeningen,Wuerttemburg.  He was theoldest son of Johannes Ambrosius Kunz and Sophie (Stegmaier) Ku...

Julius Stich was born in Germany and trained to be a shoemaker. He emigrated to America in 1848, as a refugee from the political turmoil ...

Hermann Obert was born in Karlsruhe, Germany. His family came to America in 1854, when Hermann was ten years old. They settled in Manayunk, a commu...

Robert Roberts Topping was born in New York City.  His father was Thomas Topping, a brewer in that city.  At a young age Robert was drawn...

Maximilian Melsheimer was born in Germany. He emigrated to the United States in his early 30s and established himself in Denver, Colorado. In 1879 ...

Julius E. Nachod, future partner in the brewing firm Class and Nachod, was born in Kein Szent, Martony, Austria, Hungary.

Anton Schwartz, future partner and president of the New York firm Bernheimer & Schwartz, Pilsener Brewing Co. was born in Staten Island, New Yo...

The Black Hills Daily Times publishes a business profile of Heim & Anderson's brewery.