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"Anthony I. Schmit"

ANTHONY I. SCHMIT, M. D., who resides at the corner of Bluff
and Liberty streets, Beloit, Wis., with offices in the Ritscher block, No. 355 Grand avenue, was born in Luxemburg, Germany, in 1863.
He received his early education in the common schools of his native
place, and his college education at the gymnasium of Luxemburg. He graduated from that institution in 1881.
In 1882 and in 1883 he studied philosophy and natural sciences at
the University of Strassburg, and passed the examination for the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in 1882, and that of Master of Arts and sciences in 1884.
He then studied medicine at Strassburg, Heidelberg and Munich,
Germany, and in 1889 passed the examination of the state board of examiners and was given a license to practice medicine in his home country.
Dr. SCHMIT came to the united States in 1890, and after having practiced medicine in Oconto
and Sharon, Wis., he permanently located in Beloit, Wis., in 1903.
In society matters, the doctor is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Knights of Pythias,
Modern Woodmen of the World, the Elks, Columbian Knights and several other fraternal organizations.
Doctor SCHMIT was married November 22, 1905, to Miss Elsie Winkley, of Clinton, Wis.,
who is a graduate of the Clinton high school and the Whitewater college.
 
Taken from "Rock County, Wis., Vol. II" by William Fiske Brown, (c)1908, pp. 847-848; lithograph from same book, p. 850.
 
Courtesy of Carol

This page last updated August 3, 2002
 
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