Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Scheve, Edward B.
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Edward Scheve
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Description area
Dates of existence
1865-1924
History
Edward Benjamin Scheve was born in Herford, Germany in 1865 and came to the United States around 1890, first to Rochester NY and then to Grinnell, IA in 1906. He was a successful composer and served on the music faculty at Grinnell College from 1906 until his death in 1924. In announcing his death, the college alumni publication, Grinnell and You, stated "He was a great teacher, a great organist, and a great composer. He made Grinnell musical, and any future history of the college and the town will number him among the real founders of Grinnell"