Herman F. Keidel
d. February 17, 1889 (aged 42)
manager
Biography
Herman F. Keidel was a brother of Charles Keidel, a member of the firm of Knabe & Company, and for many years served as manager of Knabe & Company's extensive Fifth Avenue warerooms and large retail trade in New York, occupied by the firm since 1873. He died on February 17, 1889, at the age of forty-two, under circumstances the text describes as 'peculiarly sad,' and his death was much regretted, the house having lost in him a faithful assistant.
Highlights
- Manager of Knabe & Company's Fifth Avenue warerooms and large New York retail trade for many years
- Brother of Charles Keidel of the firm
- His death on February 17, 1889, at age 42, under 'peculiarly sad circumstances,' was much regretted by the house
Source
Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 298.
Public domain.