John James Hattstaedt
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John James Hattstaedt founded the American Conservatory of Music
in 1886. He served as its president from its founding until six months before his death, when he became ill. At the time of his death, the Conservatory had an enrollment of over 3,000.
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J. J. Hattstaedt's wife, Kate (aka Kitty; Kate May Castle; b. Beloit, Wisconsin
; married 27 Dec. 1882 Chicago
; d. 7 Aug. 1961 Hollywood, California) lived to be 106 years old. Her obituary from The New York Times
reported that, of her 72 years living in Chicago, she had attended the opening of 62 seasons of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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American Conservatory of Music
The American Conservatory of Music was a major American school of music founded in 1886 by John James Hattstaedt . The conservatory was incorporated as an Illinois non-profit corporation. It was located in Chicago until 1991 when its Board of Trustees — chaired by Frederic Wilbur Hickman...
in 1886. He served as its president from its founding until six months before his death, when he became ill. At the time of his death, the Conservatory had an enrollment of over 3,000.
Early days
Before founding the American Conservatory, Hattstaedt taught piano in Detroit and St. Louis. He moved to Chicago in 1875, where in 1886, he organized the American Conservatory of Music.Family
J. J. Hattstaedt's father, Georg Wilhelm Christoph Hattstadt (1811–1884), was a Lutheran pastor in Beloit, WisconsinBeloit, Wisconsin
Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, Beloit had a population of 36,966. The greater Beloit area is home to more than 91,000 residents.-Claim to fame:...
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J. J. Hattstaedt's wife, Kate (aka Kitty; Kate May Castle; b. Beloit, Wisconsin
Beloit, Wisconsin
Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, Beloit had a population of 36,966. The greater Beloit area is home to more than 91,000 residents.-Claim to fame:...
; married 27 Dec. 1882 Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
; d. 7 Aug. 1961 Hollywood, California) lived to be 106 years old. Her obituary from The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
reported that, of her 72 years living in Chicago, she had attended the opening of 62 seasons of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
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- 1. Son, John Robert Hattstaedt (1887, ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
; d. 1978 Tucson), was president of the American Conservatory of Music when Kate died. He attended Princeton from 1905 to 1907; ergo socially attached to the Princeton class of 1909. He married twice, first to Maren G. Johansen (m. July 18, 1930, Chicago), with whom he had two children. Maren was a soprano and voice teacher. His second marriage was to Ethel Lyon Beck (m. 25 Sep 1956, Chicago; b. 30 Dec 1898; d. 7 June 1994 Tucson, ArizonaTucson, ArizonaTucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
). Ethel was a music teacher.- a) Grandson, John J. Hattstaedt (Jack) (1931–1998), who was married to Mary Jane Hattstaedt, née O'Hara (1937–1995). He was a Princeton alumnus (class of 1954).
- i) Great-grandson, James Matthew Hattstaedt
- b) Granddaughter, Jane Ann Hattstaedt, who married twice, first to Rogers Hornbostel (in 1956), then to Stephen Gardner Waters (in 1964) She was an alumnae of Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNorthwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
(class of 1956).
- a) Grandson, John J. Hattstaedt (Jack) (1931–1998), who was married to Mary Jane Hattstaedt, née O'Hara (1937–1995). He was a Princeton alumnus (class of 1954).
- 2. Daughter, Louise Annie Hattstaedt (1889–1979) – a soprano married to Hugh Comer Winter (1892–1963) – had, later in life, been a television director in southern California.