Background
Schaefer, Frederic was born on September 8, 1877 in Stavanger, Norway. Son of Captain Thomas Michelsen and Rachel Johanna (Clausen) Schaefer.
engineer inventor manufacturer
Schaefer, Frederic was born on September 8, 1877 in Stavanger, Norway. Son of Captain Thomas Michelsen and Rachel Johanna (Clausen) Schaefer.
Student Stavanger Technology School. Master of Science, honorary, U. Pittsburgh, 1929.
Came to the United States, 1894, naturalized, 1902. Mech. engineer, Boston. Design engineer, Westinghouse Elec.
Company, Pittsburgh and Le Havre France, 1902-1906. Mechanic engineer Summers Steel Car Company, Pittsburgh, 1906-1914. Organized, president Schaefer Equipment Company, since 1914.
Executive assistant Chief District Ordinance Officer. Trustee Carnegie Institute since 1935. Trustee, vice president American Scandinavian Foundation.
Clubs: Duquesne, Rolling Rock, Pittsburgh Golf, Wianno, H.Y.P., Fox Chapel.
Married Sarah Beatrice Bubb, September 5, 1912. Children: Jane (Mistress A. L. Whittemore, Junior.