Background
Loewe, Dietrich Eduard was born on June 21, 1852 in Germany. Son of Adolph and Charlotte (Schalk) Loewe.
Loewe, Dietrich Eduard was born on June 21, 1852 in Germany. Son of Adolph and Charlotte (Schalk) Loewe.
Education public and scientific schools. Came to the United States, 1870.
Established Doctorate. East. Loewe & Company, 1879. Ordered by hatters’ union to unionize shop but refused, leading to one of hardest fought legal battles in history of federal courts, in resistance against boycott announced by United Hatters and Armed Forces of L. Won case, 1908, establishing principle of the open shop, and the illegality of the boycott.
Married Christina Heinzelman, June 21, 1877. Children: Charlotte, Mathias C., Ernest East., Doctorate. Carl, Melaine C., A. Percival.