Background
Sonnichsen, Albert was born on May 5, 1878 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Nicholas and Bertha (Leichardt) Sonnichsen.
Sonnichsen, Albert was born on May 5, 1878 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Nicholas and Bertha (Leichardt) Sonnichsen.
Educational public schools Went to sea at 15. Was before the mast 3 years, then quartermaster United States transport steamer Zeleandia, to Manila, during Spanish-American War. Captured as prisoner of war by Filipino insurgents and held 10 months Did first literature work in prison.
Returned to United States, 1900.
On staff New York Tribune 6 months, 1901-1902. Engaged in literature work for McClure, Phillips & Company, 1903. Went to Balkans as correspondent for New York Evening Post, in Bulgaria, 1904-1906, in field with Macedonian revolutionists in Turkey, 1906.
Returned to the United States and investigated Slavic immigrants in Middle West for United States Immigration Commission, 1907-1908. Secretary of Coöperative League (society for production and distribution on Rochdale system), 1910-1912. Free lance literature work and journalism, since 1913.
Secretary Co-operative League of America, 1919-1921, vice president, 1924-1926. Editor The Coöperative Consumer, 1914-1917. Author: Ten Months a Captive Among Filipinos, 1901.
Deep Sea Vagabonds, 1903. Confessions of a Macedonian Bandit, 1909. Consumers Coöperation, 1919.
Home: Willimantic, Conn.
Married Gladys Brooks, 1919. Children: Eric, Noel, Olive.