'August Schoenborn' was an
German American architect.
He was born around 1827 in
Germany. Schoenborn studied at
University of Erfurt and immigrated to the United States in 1849. In June, 1851 he found a position at the
Architect of the Capitol where he designed the dome of the
United States Capitol.
Schoenborn died on January 24, 1902 in
Washington, D.C. aged seventy four.
External links
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www.memagazine.org
See also
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List of German Americans