LUXEMBOURG-AMERICANS
Who has made a difference?
The following Luxembourg-Americans have had a noteworthy place in American history or have been leaders in fostering continued relations between Luxembourg and the United States. Do you have an idea of another person we should profile? Let us know!
Mary Nilles
1943-2020
Dual citizen, professor, genealogist, historian, author, preservationist
Lisa Oberg
1963-
Dual citizen, genealogist, historian, author, librarian, researcher
Peter Olinger
1854-1904
Immigrant, mayor of Dubuque, Iowa
Henri Pensis
1900-1958
Immigrant, noted conductor, composer, violinist
Ferdinand ‘Fred’ Pesche
1892-1975
Immigrant, greenhouse owner, founder of Luxembourg-American Social Club of Chicago, tour organizer
Ron and Sue Pesche
1952- and 1955-
Greenhouse owners, co-founders of Luxembourg American Cultural Society, philanthropists
Peter Pirsch
1866-1954
Founder of Peter Pirsch and Sons, manufacturer of fire apparatus in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Peter Reinberg
1858-1921
Greenhouse owner, Rose and Carnation King of Chicago, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Chicago Board of Education, alderman, founding president of Cook County Forest Preserve, philanthropist
Rick Roder
1963-
Founder of Luxembourg Heritage Society of Northwest Iowa, author, historian
Mary Schmitz Ryan (Dommeldinger Mare)
1835-1896
Immigrant, legendary heroine during Dakota Conflict in New Ulm, Minnesota
Michael Schaack
1843-1898
Immigrant, police detective and inspector, co-founder of Luxembourg Independent Club of Chicago, investigator of Haymarket Riots, author
Robert Schaeffer
1930-2014
Immigrant, Olympic runner for Luxembourg in 1952, Honorary Consul General of Luxembourg, entrepreneur
Margaret Everard Schommer Schneidisch
1824-1882
Immigrant, first woman lightkeeper in the U.S., cared for the Port Washington lighthouse after the death of her husband
Bernard Schommer
1823-1859
Immigrant, lightkeeper at lighthouse in Port Washington, Wisconsin
Bernard Schroeder
1808-1889
Immigrant, farmer, one of the first Luxembourg immigrants to Erie County, New York
Peter Schroeder
1943-
Grand President of the Grand Lodge of the Luxembourg Brotherhood of America, restarted Chicago Schobermesse in 2001
Nicholas Schrup Sr.
1853-1924
Immigrant, farmer, teacher, president of American Trust and Savings Bank, Dubuque, Iowa
Bishop James Schwebach
1847-1921
Immigrant, bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, only Luxembourg-born bishop in the U.S.
Dr. Peter Schwind
1838-1910
Immigrant, physician, inventor of therapeutic products
Rabbi Robert Serebrenik
1902-1965
Austrian-born Luxembourger, immigrant, secured exit of Luxembourg Jews to the U.S., founder of Luxembourgish Ramath Orah Synagogue in New York City
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