In the Kaiser's Capital

Dickie, James Francis

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Author:: Dickie, James Francis

Title:: In the Kaiser's Capital

Publication:: New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1912

Language:: English

Digitization:: Berlin: Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin, 2024

Scope:: 315 Seiten

Note:: "History of the American Church in Berlin" im Anhang

Keywords:: Berlin ; Geschichte 1871-1918 ; Kultur ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung

Berlin:: B 184 Kulturgeschichte: 1800 -1918

DDC Group:: 900 Geschichte

URN:: urn:nbn:de:kobv:109-1-15493784

Collection:: History,Cultural History

Location:: Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin

Shelfmark:: B 184/132

Copyright:: Public Domain

Accessibility:: Free Access

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Title:: Chapter XIV. Dr. Rudolph Virchow

CHAPTER XV HERMANN GRIMM EARLY in December, 1894, we visited Professor Hermann Grimm at his residence on the Matthai- kirchstrasse. I carried a letter of introduction from Dr. Philip Schaff, the well-known professor of church history—Philip the Indefatigable, as G. P. Fisher used to call him. Grimm scanned the letter very care- fully, but received us most graciously. To our great amusement he took down Meyer's *“ Encyclopaedia,” opened it at the place where the biography of the said Philip occurs, and read it carefully over. After a pause he said, “ Oh, I remember this Dr. Schaff. He was a friend of my father and also of my Uncle Jacob, and he used to visit us when we lived on Linkstrasse. You are heartily welcome.” We told him that perhaps he would remember Dr. Schaff more vividly from an incident that happened one after- noon whilst Schaff was visiting the brothers Grimm. A little girl, as Schaft told us, came in and asked to see Mr. William Grimm. She was shown into the room where Schaff was sitting with the Grimm family. “ Are you Mr. William Grimm?” she said. ‘Yes, my dear child, I am he.” * Well,” said she, “ I owe you a thaler and here it is.” * But, my child,” said Grimm, “ you do not owe me a thaler and I cannot take it from you.” * Oh, yes,” she said, “ I do owe 161

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