Background
Schon, Hans August Evald Conrad Von was born on June 25, 1851 in in Prussia. Son of Alexander and Lousie (Wilde) von Schon.
Schon, Hans August Evald Conrad Von was born on June 25, 1851 in in Prussia. Son of Alexander and Lousie (Wilde) von Schon.
Graduate Royal Prussian Academy, Berlin, Germany, 1869.
Came to America, 1872. In general civil engineering, until 1891. With United States Engineer Corps, 1891-1897.
Chief engineer Lake Superior Power Company, Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan, 1897-1902. Consulting practice, Hydro-Electric Engineering, since 1902.
Managing editor and owner The Water Chronicle (monthly publication), Detroit.
Served in Prussian Army, 1869-1871. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, 1902, Western Society Engineers, Michigan Engineering Society, et cetera
Married Ida Jennings, of Morrow, Ohio, June 22, 1887.