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Biographical information about people who were born in, lived in, worked in or had some connection with Schenectady County.
Sayles, John (1950 —)
Schaefer, Vincent J. (1906 — 1993)
[General Electric researcher and conservationist]
Print Resources:
Schaets, Reynier (? — 1690)
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Schermerhorn, Jacob Janse (? — 1689)
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Schermerhorn, Kenneth DeWitt (1929 — 2005)
Schermerhorn, Reyer (? — 1719)
Schermerhorn, Simon J. (1850 — 1901)
[Rotterdam town supervisor, U. S. Representative]
Hon. Simon J. Schermerhorn (Biographical Review: Greene, Schoharie and Schenectady Counties, New York )
Schermerhorn, Symon (? — 1696)
Sebring, Lewis Beck (1868 — ?)
[Schenectady civil engineer]
Lewis Beck Sebring (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Sevits, Hyman W. (1896 — ?)
[Schenectady attorney]
Hyman W. Sevits (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Seward, William Henry (1801 — 1872)
[NYS Governor, US Senator, US Secretary of State, attended Union College]
Great Union Names: William Henry Seward (Union College )Union Notables: Seward, William Henry (Union College)William Henry Seward (1801-1872) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present )William Henry Seward (Our Hall of Fame )William H. Seward's biography (Seward House Museum)William H. Seward (1865-1869) (Miller Center, UVA)William Henry Seward (National Museum of American Diplomacy)William H. Seward (American Battlefield Trust)The Life and Career of William Henry Seward 1801-1872 (University of Rochester)William H. Seward (Wikipedia)Print Resource:
Finding Aid for William Henry Seward Collection, 1828-1936 (bulk, 1828-1873) (NYS Library)Crofts, Daniel W. "William Henry Seward" in American National Biography , v. 19, pp. 676-681 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) [R 920 ANB at SCPL]
"William Henry Seward" in Encyclopedia of World Biography , Second Edition, v. 14, pp. 124-125 (Detroit: Gale Research, 1998)
Shannon, Oscar H. (1848 — ?)
[Schenectady tinsmith and Civil War veteran]
Oscar H. Shannon (Biographical Review: Greene, Schoharie and Schenectady Counties, New York )
Sherman, John C. (1896 — 1941)
Sixbery, Manasseh
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Slingerland, Cornelis (? — 1753)
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Smeallie, William James (1852 — ?)
[Princetown town supervisor and farmer]
William James Smeallie (Biographical Review: Greene, Schoharie and Schenectady Counties, New York )
Smith, J. Fred (1882 — ?)
[superintendent of Union Mills, Herkimer, NY]
J. Fred Smith (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Smith, John Blair (1755 — 1799)
Smith, Thomas
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Spina, Anthony S. (Rev.) (1892 — ?)
[assistant pastor of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Schenectady]
Rev. Anthony S. Spina (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Springsteen, Casparus
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Stanford, Charles
[industrialist and New York State Senator]
Charles Stanford (Governor: The Life and Legacy of Leland Stanford )
Stanford, Leland (1824 — 1893)
[railroad industrialist and US Senator]
Leland Stanford (1824-1893) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present )Leland Stanford (Our Hall of Fame )Print Resource:
Deverell, William. "Leland Stanford" in American National Biography , v. 20, pp. 539-541 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) [R 920 ANB at SCPL]
"Leland Stanford" in Encyclopedia of World Biography , Second Edition, v. 14, pp. 397-398 (Detroit: Gale Research, 1998)
Steenstrup, Christian
[General Electric engineer, pioneer in electric refrigeration]
Christian Steenstrup (Edison Tech Center)
Steinmetz, Charles Proteus (1865 — 1923)
[engineer and inventor]
A Look Back On The Life & Legacy Of Charles Steinmetz (Schenectady County Historian)Charles Steinmetz photos (New York Heritage)Charles P. Steinmetz - Electrical Engineer, Inventor, Educator (Union College)Charles Proteus Steinmetz (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )Photo with Thomas A. Edison in Edison and Steinmetz (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Charles Proteus Steinmetz (Our Hall of Fame )Charles Proteus Steinmetz (Edison Tech Center)Charles Proteus Steinmetz: American engineer (Encyclopaedia Britannica )Charles P. Steinmetz (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia /Information Please)Christina. Charles Proteus Steinmetz - Wizard of Schenectady (Disability Throughout History)
Erhardt, Louis. Luminaries in the Limelight via Internet Archive (Lighting Design + Application - skip to pp. 5-6) [free PDF viewer required]
Joseph, Kathy. Charles Proteus Steinmetz Biography (Kathy Loves Physics)
King, Gilbert. Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the Wizard of Schenectady (Smithsonian Magazine )
Lemelson-MIT Program. Charles Steinmetz: Improvements to Alternating Current Motor (MIT)
Pichler, Franz. Charles Proteus Steinmetz and the Magic of Electricity (Ars Electronica) [free PDF viewer required]
Reiman, Dick. Charles Proteus Steinmetz: The Wizard of General Electric, Part I and Part II (via Internet Archive)
Charles Proteus Steinmetz: pioneer of alternating current (Robinson Library)Charles Proteus Steinmetz (Wikipedia)Divine Discontent: Charles Proteus Steinmetz (documentary)Grave of Charles Steinmetz (Find a Grave)Charles P. Steinmetz (German American Corner via Internet Archive)Print Resources:
Anderson, Olga K. "Charles P. Steinmetz, 1865-1923" in Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists , v. 4, pp. 1915-1917 (New York: Gale Research, 1995).
"Charles Proteus Steinmetz" in Encyclopedia of World Biography , Second Edition, v. 14, pp. 419-420 (Detroit: Gale Research, 1998)
Chipman, Robert A. "Steinmetz, Charles Proteus" in Dictionary of Scientific Biography , vol. XIII, pp. 24-25 (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976) [R 925 D55 at SCPL]
Hammond, John Winthrop. Charles Proteus Steinmetz: A Biography , (London: The Century & Co., 1924) [B S823h at SCPL]
Lavine, Sigmund A. Steinmetz: Maker of Lightning , (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1955) [j B S823l at SCPL]
Leonard, Jonathan Norton. Loki: The Life of Charles Proteus Steinmetz , (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1929) [92 Steinmetz at the Corinth Free Library]
Zund, Joseph D. "Charles Proteus Steinmetz" in American National Biography , v. 20, pp. 643-645 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) [R 920 ANB at SCPL]
Stevens, Jonathan
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Stoddard, Alexander J. (1889 — ?)
Stratton, Samuel Studdiford (1916 — 1990)
Swart, Esaias or Jesaias (1653 — ?)
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Swart, Teunis Cornelise (? — 1680?)
Swart, William J. (1873 — 1921)
[Schenectady physician and surgeon]
William J. Swart, M. D. (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Swits, Cornelis
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Swits, Isaac Cornelise (1642 — ?)
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
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