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Title: Men of Hawaii; a biographical reference library, complete and authentic, of the men of note and substantial achievement in the Hawaiian Islands ... v. 1-5
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Siddall, John William, ed Nellist, George Ferguson Mitchell, 1889- ed
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Publisher: (Honolulu) Honolulu Star-bulletin
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Consortium of Church Libraries and Archives

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rlufsholm Latin Academy; educated as mechanicalengineer at Polytechnic College,Copenhagen; passed as first-classmarine engineer in Copenhagenand served the regulation appren-ticeship in a machine shop; de-signer in office of Burmeister &Wain. Copenhagen, 1874-78; awarded medal by MechanicsGuild of Copenhagen; arrived inHonolulu. 1878; factory managerand engineer, Hana plantation,Island of Maui, 1878-84; servedHonolulu Iron Works as draughts-man and suiierintendent. 1884-90;assistant manager to 1896; man-ager to Jan. 1, 1917; has been thirdvice president and technical di-rector Honolulu Iron Works Co.since. Was naturalized Americancitizen in 1903; appointed Consulof Denmark in 1909; decoratedKnight of Dannebrog by the Kingof Denmark, March, 1917. ;Mem-ber of American Soc. of :\I»ch.I<)ngrs.; German Sugar Teclmick-ers Assn.; Engrs. Club of N. Y.;honorary member Hawn. Engineer-ing Assn.; Hawaiian Sugar Plant-ers As.sn.; American Scandhia-vlan Foundation of N. Y. 190 MEN OF HAWAII
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C. HEDEMANN BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY 191 HEDEMANN, FERDINAND F., physician, Honolulu; born Hana.Maui, Nov. 2, 1879: son of Chris-tian J. and Meta (Nissen) Hede-mann; married Dorothy Hartwell.June 3, 1914. in Honolulu; twochildren: Ferdinand F., Jr., andJuliette. Educated Punahou Pre-paratory and Oahu College, Hono-lulu; Harvard College, 1903; Co-lumbia Univ., M. D., 1907; studiedabroad at Univ. of Vienna twoyears; began practise in Hono-lulu, 1909; is associated with Drs.Judd and Kilbourne. Member Uni-versity Club, Oahu Country Club,Harvard Club, Hawaiian HistoricalSociety. HEEN, AFONG W., architect,Hilo, Hawaii; born Oct. 23, 1884, atKaanapali, Maui; son of H. A.and Mary (Meheuea) Heen; edu-cation, Oahu College 1899-1901,Healds Business College, 1901-02,University of California, agricul-tural course, 1908-13; married An-nie K. Spreen, July 15, 1918 inHonolulu. Treasurer and mana-ger, Heen Estate, Ltd., 191.5; be-gan to practise as architect, 1916;architect for County of Hawaiis

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