Frankfurt School
J. Henry Edler
Frankfurt, 1874–1938
EDLER, J. Henry Born 1874 Frankfurt Germany, died 1938 Boston USA. Son and pupil of Friedrich Edler (II), above. Worked for Siebenhuner in Zurich 1891-1893 before emigrating to New York 1898 to work for John Friedrich. Established in Boston 1900, managing the violin shop of Elias Howe until 1919. Su\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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EDLER, J. Henry Born 1874 Frankfurt Germany, died 1938 Boston USA. Son and pupil of Friedrich Edler (II), above. Worked for Siebenhuner in Zurich 1891-1893 before emigrating to New York 1898 to work for John Friedrich. Established in Boston 1900, managing the violin shop of Elias Howe until 1919. Subsequently worked as ‘J. H. Edler & Son’. Primarily occupied with repair work but produced 12 violins and two cellos on Stradivari and Guarneri models. [Wenberg]
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Pupils
Ernest Edler Pupil
Family
Ernest Edler Son
Working in Frankfurt at the same time
August Friedrich Herrmann 1863–1943
Friedrich Christian (III) Edler b. 1876
Friedrich Christian (IV) Edler b. 1908
George Hoffman worked 1928
Hans Edler worked 1919–1954
Julius Altricher 1868–1935
Louis Noebe worked 1865–1922
Oswald Schaller 1857–1913