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!
Dorothy Schanen Simpson
1920-1987
Co-founder of Luxembourg Society of Wisconsin, historian, genealogist
Edward Steichen
1879-1973
Immigrant, painter, world-renowned photographer, curator, pioneer of fashion photography, creator of UNESCO-listed Family of Man exhibit
Félicien Steichen
1926-2011
Immigrant, surgeon, professor of surgery, father of modern surgical staples
Dr. John B. Steichen
1941-2014
Physician, award-winning hand surgeon, honorary consul of Luxembourg in Indianapolis
Gerald “Jerry” Steichen
1963 -
Dual citizen, American music conductor, pianist, stage actor
Terry Sveine
1954-
Founder of Luxembourg Heritage Society of Southern Minnesota, author, historian
Dennis Thein
1936-
Dual citizens, president of the Thein Well Company, co-founder of Luxembourg American Cultural Society, philanthropists
Eugene Thein
1831-1874
Immigrant, farmer, co-founder of the Luxemburger Gazette newspaper
Harry Trausch, Sr.
1892-1974
Immigrant, WWI soldier, Luxembourg Brotherhood of America, chair of the Luxembourg Relief Fund, editor of Luxembourg News of America
Kevin Wester
1964-
Dual citizen, genealogist, historian, author, co-founder of Luxembourg American Cultural Society, consultant for dual citizenship, tour leader
Jean-Pierre Weyker
1806-1870
Immigrant, farmer, one of the first Luxembourg immigrants to Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, first town chairman of Belgium, Wisconsin (shown with wife Anna Watry)
Michael H. Wiltzius
1863-1950
Largest religious goods store in the U.S. in Milwaukee, Chicago, and New York, publisher of the Annual American Catholic Directory
Walter Wilwerding
1891-1966
Artist and illustrator, graphic designer, designer of the Greyhound bus logo
Richard J. Witry
1950-
Dual citizen, honorary consul general of Luxembourg, Luxembourg News of America officer, Luxembourg Brotherhood of America officer, author of 1987 centennial history of Luxembourg Brotherhood
Matthew Woll
1880-1956
Immigrant, American Federation of Labor (AFL) and Vice-President of AFL-CIO
Edward Zapp
1940-
Co-founder of Luxembourg American Cultural Society, historian, genealogist, philanthropist
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