Siegfried Emanuel Gruenstein

Background

Gruenstein, Siegfried Emanuel was born on March 26, 1877 in Charlestown, Indiana, United States. Son of Review Elias E. and Louise (Schorer) Gruenstein.

Education

Student Lake Forest College, 1895-1896. Honorary Master of Arts, 1926.

Career

On staff Chicago Evening Post, 1895-1909. Telegraph editor Chicago Daily News, 1909-1917. Founder, 1909, since editor public The Diapason, a monthly magazine for organists, choirmasters and builders of organs—the official paper of the American Guild of Organists and of Canadian College of Organists also official paper of Hymn.

Society of America; organist First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, Illinois, 1891-1939.

Membership

Member American Guild of Organists (dean Illinois Chapter, 1922-1924). Member National Association Organists for services to the profession.

Connections

Married Miriam McNitt, August 14, 1901.

Father:

Review Elias E. Gruenstein

Mother:

Louise (Schorer) Gruenstein

Spouse:

Miriam McNitt