Background
Schmiedeler, Edgar was born on December 15, 1892 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of John Baptist and Margaret (Müller) Schmiedeler.
Schmiedeler, Edgar was born on December 15, 1892 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of John Baptist and Margaret (Müller) Schmiedeler.
AB, St. Vincent's College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1915. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, St. Vincent's Seminary, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1916. Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic University, 1927.
Student, University Notre Dame, 1921. Student, Harvard University, 1927.
Professor dogmatic theology, St. Benedict's Seminary, Atchison, Kansas, 1919-1921; professor sociology, St. Benedict's College, Atchison, 1922-1925; head sociology department, St. Benedict's College, Atchison, 1926-1929; instructor sociology, Catholic U. American, 1932-1933, 1937-1945.
Director Family Life Bureau, National Catholic Welfare Conference, 1931-1956. Founder and liaison officer to Catholic Conference on Family Life. Chaplain Ursuline Convent and Academy, Paola, Kansas, from 1956.
Member International Union Family Organizations.