Clemens Vonnegut

Clemens Vonnegut Sr.
Photograph from 1885
Born(1824-11-20)November 20, 1824
Münster, Westphalia,
Kingdom of Prussia
DiedDecember 13, 1906(1906-12-13) (aged 82)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Resting placeCrown Hill Cemetery and Arborteum Sec 6, Lot 4
39°49′12″N 86°10′30″W / 39.819945°N 86.1750466°W / 39.819945; -86.1750466

Clemens Vonnegut Sr. (November 20, 1824 – December 13, 1906) was a German emigrant to the United States and successful businessman. He was the patriarch of the prominent German-American Vonnegut clan (later Schnull-Vonnegut) of Indiana – he was the father and grandfather of architects Bernard Vonnegut I and Kurt Vonnegut Sr., respectively, and great-grandfather of scientist Bernard Vonnegut and author Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

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