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Albert Moreland Schneider (April 29, 1884 – January 14, 1924) was an architect in Washington DC during the early 20th century whose work included historic landmark hotels, row houses and residential homes. Born April 29, 1884 in Washington DC to William Edwin Schneider and Rachael Elizabeth Davis. His father was a well-known inventor in the DC area and the Schneider family was one of the most prominent families in Washington DC during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Schneider’s emigrated from Lauffen am Neckar Baden-Württemberg Germany in 1832 aboard the ship Palemburg.〔''(Immigrant Ships ) Transcribers Guild - Ship Palemburg Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland 19 August 1832''〕 Albert attended the prestigious Emerson Preparatory School in Washington DC as a youth and would become one of the notable up and coming young architects of the DC area when he began practicing. == Early life == Albert was the second child of William Edwin Schneider and Rachael Elizabeth Davis. Albert’s ancestors were from Lauffen am Neckar and emigrated to Baltimore in 1832 before a cholera outbreak forced them to move north into the Washington DC area. The Schneider’s were tradesmen and were known as expert foundry men in their homeland and quickly set up an iron foundry in DC making tools for glass making businesses.〔 Their foundry provided wrought iron steel roof structures for notable buildings in the Washington DC area. Their accomplishments are depicted in a book in the Library of Congress.〔''(Library of Congress ) - Catalog Record''〕 Albert's uncle was Thomas Franklin Schneider, a developer, builder and architect in Washington DC who had a great influence on Albert during his youth. Albert lived in The Cairo apartment building which his uncle designed and developed and also lived in. It was during this time that Albert attended the prestigious Emerson Preparatory School. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albert Schneider」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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