PIONEERRESPOND
Emile BERLINER 1851 - 1929
aka | Emile Berliner, E. Berliner |
nationality | |
occupation | |
birth | 20 May 1851, Hanover, GERMANY |
baptism | |
death | 3 Aug 1929, Washington DC |
burial | |
marriage | married in 1881:
Cora ADLER b. 1 Jan 1862, Baltimore, MD |
children |
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PARENTS
father | Samuel BERLINER b. 1 May 1813, ........ |
mother | Sally FRIEDMANN b. 1826, ....... |
marriage | they got married on 28 Febr 1847 |
children |
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LIFE
Emil(sic) Berliner (19y; clerkleft Germany for New York)
SS "HAMMONIA"
dep.: .... 1870, Hamburg/Le Havre, GERMANY/FRANCE
arr.: 11 May 1870, New York, USA
Passport Application of 18 April 1881
Emil Berliner (30y)
SS "..........."
dep.: .... 1881, .........., USA (later than 18 April 1881)
arr.: .... 1881, .........., .........
Emil Berliner (30y) Kaufmann
SS "LESSING"
dep.: 24 Aug 1881, Hamburg, GERMANY
arr.: .... 1881, New York, USA
Emile Berliner (ca 38y)
Cora Berliner (ca 27y)
+ Herbert (ca 7y)
+ Hannah (ca 5y)
+ Edgar (ca 4y)
+ Oliver (ca 2y)
SS ".............."
dep.: .... 1889, ..........., USA
arr.: 11 Sep 1889, Hannover, GERMANY
Emile Berliner (ca 38y)
Cora Berliner (ca 27y)
+ Herbert (ca 7y)
+ Hannah (ca 5y)
+ Edgar (ca 4y)
+ Oliver (ca 2y)
SS ".............."
dep.: .... 1890, ..........., GERMANY
arr.: .... 1890, ..........., USA
Emile Berlines (sic): US Passport Application 3037 of 6 Mar 1899
"I intend to return to the United States within six months."
Emile Berliner (ca 48y)
SS "............."
dep.: .... 1899, ........ (later than 6 March 1899)
arr.: .... 1899, ........
E. Berliner (ca 48y)
SS "ST. LOUIS"
dep.: 13 May 1899, Southampton, ENGLAND
arr.: .... 1899, ........, USA
Census Washington City, 1 June 1900
E. Berliner (20 May 1851, GERMANY) inventor
Cora Berliner (1 Jan 1862, Washington DC, District Columbia)
- Herbert (13 Sept 1882, Massachusetts)
- Hannah (19 Mar 1884, Washington DC, District Columbia)
- Edgar (25 July 1885, Washington DC, District Columbia)
- Louise 13 Apr 1894, Washington DC, District Columbia)
- Henry (b. 13 Dec 1895, Washington DC, District Columbia)
- Alice (b. 29 Apr 1900, Washington DC, District Columbia)
Emile Berliner (55y)
SS "ST PAUL"
dep.: 24 Nov 1906, Cherbourg, FRANCE
arr.: 3 Dec 1906, New York, USA
Emile Berliner (56y)
+ Mrs. Emile Berliner (45y)
+ Louise (13y)
+ Henry (11y)
+ Alice (7y)
SS "PRINCESS IRENE"
dep.: 11 Oct 1907, Naples, ITALY
arr.: 23 Oct 1907, New York, USA
Emile Berliner (58y) merchant
+ Mrs. Emile Berliner (47y)
+ Louise (15y)
+ Henry (13y)
+ Alice (9y)
SS "KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE"
dep.: 5 Oct 1909, Bremen, GERMANY
arr.: .. Oct 1909, New York, USA
final destination: Washington DC
Emile Berliner in Deutschland in Phonographische Zeitschrift of 1 Nov 1906 (with picture of Berliner and Georg Rothgiesser)
NOTES
- The Origin and History of the Family and Branches of the Berliners of Hanover 1720-1997 by Philipp Goldmann, Philipp. Professional Press. Chapel Hill, N.C., 1997
- The Berliner Family by Walter Kwiecinski. Transl. by Stephen Wyler (in: Talking Machine Review No. 23 (Aug 1973), pp 212-218)
- 100 Jahre Schallplatte. Von Hannover in die Welt
- Picture of Emil Berliner (in: The Talking Machine Review No. 23, Aug 1973, p. 225)
- Picture of Emil Berliner on cover of: The Talking Machine Review No. 75, Autumn 1988
- Oliver Berliner by George Frow (in: Hillandale News No. 169 of August 1989 (pp. 230-231))
- S. Berliner, III's Hannover Berliners Page (online)
- "Both Sides Then": The Strange Origins of the Double-Sided Disc Record by Allen Koenigsberg (in: The Sound Box of December 2010, pp. 8-12)
- Emile Berliner in Deutschland 1889-1890 by Stephan Puille (online article)
- Emile Berliner in Deutschland (in: Phonographische Zeitschrift of 1 Nov 1906) (p. 532 of Vol. 2 of Gunrem/Schulze reprint)
- The Launching of the Gramophone in America 1890-1896 by Raymond R. Wile (in: ARSC Journal Vol. 24, No. 2 (Fall 1993)) online article
- Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry: Selected Bibliography (Internet)
- Etching the Human Voice: The Berliner Invention of the Gramophone by Raymond R. Wile (in: ARSC Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Spring 1990))
- Emile Berliner Collection. Authors: Karen Lund, Karen Fishman (2011). Contains also material on Joseph Sanders. (online inventory)
- Greek, very old and ultra-rare. The oldest Greek commercial recordings: the 1896 Greek Berliners by Hugo Strötbaum. (in: Contributions to the History of the Record Industry /Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schallplattenindustrie, Vol. 12 (pages 81-99) by Pekka Gronow, Christiane Hofer, James Mitchell, Mathias Böhm (eds.)). Gesellschaft für Historische Tonträger, Vienna 2022. ISBN 978-3-9502906-6-0.
- How William Sinkler Darby Came to the Rescue After One Hundred and Twenty-Four Years: A Reappraisal of Certain Recording Dates 0f 7-inch American Berliners by Hugo Strötbaum (in: ARSC Journal LIII / ii 2022)
- Berliner Gramophone Records: American Issues, 1892-1900 by Paul Charosh (compiler). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995.
- Berliner Gramophone Records: American Issues, 1892-1900 (2nd edition) by Paul Charosh (compiler). Mainspring Press. Denver, 2012.
- Berliner Gramophone Records: American Issues, 1892-1900 - Credits and Introductory Essays by Paul Charosh Acknowledgments; Introduction: On the Gramophone | Notes; Physical Description and Photographs; American Berliner Gramophone Records on LP and CD; Resources for Further Study; [Berliner] User's Guide [excerpts]}
- Berliner's Gramophone: Physical Characteristics and Label Iconography of the 7-inch American Berliner Record, 1892-1900 by Michael W. Sherman & David Giovannoni. Monarch Record Enterprises (January 1, 2018)
- Ethnic Music on Records (7 volumes) by Richard K. Spottswood. University of Illinois Press. Urbana & Chicago, 1990.
- Material about Joseph “Joe” Sanders and Emile Berliner (website Standard Material Company/Gyro Motor Company), 2. Location Street & number: 770-774 Girard Street, NW. Washington, D.C.
- The First Commercial Disc Records by Stephan Puille (in: Pekka Gronow; Christiane Hofer (eds.) The Lindström Project.: Contributions to the History of the Record Industry / Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schallplattenindustrie, Vol. 10, Vienna, Gesellschaft für Historische Tonträger e.V., 2018, pp. 5-11.
- The First Commercial Disc Records by Stephan Puille (online Supplemented version (1 Oct 2018) of the article by Stephan Puille, first published in: Pekka Gronow; Christiane Hofer (eds.) The Lindström Project.: Contributions to the History of the Record Industry / Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schallplattenindustrie, Vol. 10, Vienna, Gesellschaft für Historische Tonträger e.V., 2018, pp. 5-11. Norman Bruderhofer's Cylinder Archive Resource Articles
- Grammophon-Fabrik Kämmer, Reinhardt & Co. Waltershausen in Thüringen (1890-1898). Hersteller und Vertrieb der weltweit ersten Plattenspieler und Schallplatten unter dem Markennamen "E. Berliner's Grammophon" by Stephan Puille (in: Pekka Gronow; Christiane Hofer, James Mitchell, Mathias Bèhm (eds.) The Lindström Project.: Contributions to the History of the Record Industry / Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schallplattenindustrie, Vol. 12, Vienna, Gesellschaft für Historische Tonträger e.V., 2022, pp. 27-37).
- Etching the Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895. GRAMMY-nominated compilation on Archeophone Records (www.archeophone.com). Produced by Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey, with album notes by Stephan Puille, David Giovannoni, and Richard Martin. The tracks were restored and remastered by Richard Martin and David Giovannoni.
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Maria Kapkidi (co-researcher RP)
Stephan Puille