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Dolge Dole
Dolge may refer to: * Alfred Dolge, German-American industrialist * Dolge Orlick, a character in the Charles Dickens novel ''Great Expectations'' * Department of Local Government and the Environment (DoLGE), a governmental body in the Isle of Man See also * Dolgeville, a village in New York State named for Alfred Dolge * Dolgesheim, a village in Germany * Dolge Njive, Gorenja Vas–Poljane, a settlement in Slovenia * Dolge Njive, Lenart, a settlement in Slovenia * Dovhe, Slovianoserbsk Raion, a settlement in eastern Ukraine called Dolge in Russian * Doge (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Dolge
Alfred Dolge (December 22, 1848 – January 5, 1922) was a German-born industrialist, inventor, and author of two books. Originally an importer and manufacturer of piano materials he later founded his own factory, manufacturing felt products at Brockett's Bridge, Fulton County, New York, which in 1887 was renamed to Dolgeville. Biography Alfred Dolge was born December 22, 1848, in Chemnitz, Saxony. He attended public school in Leipzig until he was 17 when he entered his father's business, the A. Dolge and Co., Piano Manufacturers, as an apprentice. He pursued high school studies in a night school conducted by the Free Masons in Leipzig and received his diploma from them. He first came to the United States in 1865, when he was 17. He remained permanently in 1868 and worked in piano making and importing in New York City. In 1874 Dolge went to Brockett's Bridge, Fulton County, New York, prospecting for spruce wood to be used for piano sounding boards. He purchased the old Herkime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
