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Scharf, John Thomas

author, was born May 1, 1843, in Baltimore, Md. He is an historical writer of Baltimore; and the author of Chronicles of Baltimore; History of Maryland; History of Baltimore; History of Western Maryland; History of the City of St. Louis; History of Philadelphia; History of the Confederate Navy; and History of Delaware.

SCHAUFFLER, WILLIAM GOTTLIEB, missionary, author, was born Aug. 22, 1798, in Germany. He was a congregational missionary in Turkey well known as a linguist. He translated the Bible into Hebrew-Spanish and Turkish, and also wrote Essay on the Right Use of Property; and Meditations on the Last Day of Christ. He died Jan. 27, 1883, in New York city.

SCHAYER, MRS. JULIA [THOMP- SON] [VON STORCH], author, was born in 1840 in Maine. She is a Washington writer; and the author of The Tiger Lily and Other Stories.

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