Bio of FISCHER, Carlo (b.1872), Hennepin Co., MN
=========================================================================
USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information
on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities,
as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is
obtained from the contributor of the file.
These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or
presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to
use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written
consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter,
and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.

If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives 
Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm
Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find 
the submitter information or other files for this county.
FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives

Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Laura Pruden
Submitted: June 2003
=========================================================================
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
========================================================
EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
========================================================

CARLO FISCHER - Vol III, pg 541-542
Carlo Fischer, manager of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, is prominently
known in musical circles throughout the United States. He was born in
Washington, D. C., on the 20th of November, 1872, a son of Anton and Bertha
(Grenser) Fischer, natives of Leipsic, Germany. On the paternal side he is
descended from a line of artists, writers, etc., and on the maternal side from a
long line of musicians. His father came to America in 1852 and his mother came
two years later. Their marriage was celebrated in this country and for some
years they lived in Baltimore, Maryland. Subsequently, in 1860, they removed to
Washington, D. C., and there, the father engaged in the mercantile business. He
was one of the most prominent business men of his day and was well acquainted
with many of the national figures of that time. He was a personal friend of
General Grant and others equally well known. His demise occurred in 1890, and
his widow survived him until 1901.
To their union two sons and two daughters were born, Carlo Fischer being the
youngest of the family.
In the acquirement of his education Carlo Fischer attended the public schools of
Washington, D. C., and subsequently was apprenticed to a firm in Manheim,
Germany, for three years. At the end of that time he returned to the United
States and engaged in the mercantile business in Atchison, Kansas, for three
years". In early life Mr. Fischer evinced musical tendencies, inherited from his
famous ancestors, and about this time he found it impossible to withstand the
call any longer. So he withdrew from the mercantile business and returned to
Germany, studying music at Frankfort-on-the-Main for five years. Under the
instruction of Professor Hugo Decker and Professor Bernhard Cassman he made
rapid headway and on his return to the United States was accorded a place with
the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, under the
leadership of Victor Herbert. He remained with that orchestra for three years,
gaining valuable experience, and the following three years he was solo 'cellist
with the Cincinnati Sym­phony Orchestra, Frank Dan der Stucken being the
conductor. In 1906 he joined the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra as solo 'cellist
and after five years in that position he became assistant manager of the
orchestra, having charge of the local concerts, and is now so serving. He has
been a dominant factor in the continued prosperity of the orchestra, and is
successful both as a musician and as a business man, a combination achieved by
few. Aside from his position as manager he is editor of the program notes,
thereby evincing his literary ability, handed down to him by his paternal
ancestors. He is likewise on the faculty of the MacPhail School of Music and the
Faculty School of Music of the University of Tennessee.
On the 21st of September, 1901, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Fischer and
Miss Marie Falk Gjertsen, a daughter of Rev. Melchoir Falk Gjertsen of
Minneapolis, further mention of whom is made elsewhere in this work. To Mr. and
Mrs. Fischer two children have been born: Elsa and Brenda.
Since attaining his majority Mr. Fischer has voted with the republican party.
Although he has little time to devote to party affairs he is essentially
public-spirited and is never too busy to give his aid in the furtherance of any
movement for the benefit of the community at large. During the World war he
assisted in providing music for the boys at Camp Dodge and for the Minneapolis
Army and Navy Club. For recreation Mr. Fischer turns to the great outdoors and
he is particularly fond of fishing. Formerly he was quite a hiker. He is a man
of genial and pleasing personality, and his friends are legion. He has never
been self-centered in his interests and he well merits the confidence and esteem
in which he is held by his fellowmen.