Emil Querner, 1829-1886

Portrait of Emil Querner — Emil Querner, frontispiece portrait from his self-published book, *Wilde Bluethen*, 1874

Emil Querner, born April 10, 1829, in Eisenberg, died 1886, in Philadelphia. Studied medicine and natural science in Germany and took part in the Revolutions of 1848. He emigrated around 1849 first to St. Clair, Michigan. From 1855 to 1867, he lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where he practiced medicine, then came to Germantown (Philadelphia) in 1862, where he built his practice and was professor of physiology and microscopic anatomy for three years at the American University of Philadelphia and Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania [extinct]. He wrote scientific articles and poetry.

Source: Ward, Robert E. A Bio-Bibliography of German-American Writers, 1670-1970. White Plains, NY: Kraus International, 1985.