Joseph Eiboeck

Joseph Eiboeck (February 23, 1838 – January 8, 1913) was a Hungarian-American newspaper editor, author, teacher, and politician. He edited multiple newspapers in German and English. Eiboeck wrote the only book that is about settlers in Iowa of German, Swiss, and Austrian descent.

Joseph Eiboeck
BornFebruary 23, 1838
Zeleskut, Hungary
DiedJanuary 8, 1913
Des Moines, Iowa, US
OccupationNewspaper editor, teacher, and politician
Notable work
The Germans of Iowa and Their Achievements

Personal life

Eiboeck was born on February 23, 1838, in Zeleskut, Hungary to Joseph and Marie Eiboeck. His father was murdered during a fight, and he moved to Vienna, Austria where he was educated at an institute. His stepfather was Paul Kiene, who participated in the German revolutions of 1848–1849, and was exiled. The family immigrated to Dubuque, Iowa during the spring of 1849. Eiboeck married Fannie Garrison on September 15, 1863, and they had a daughter named Marie.[1] He died on January 8, 1913, In Des Moines, Iowa due to pneumonia.[2]

Career

Shortly after arriving in Iowa, Eiboeck became an apprentice and journeyman printer at the Miner's Express under Colonel William H. Merritt. Eibock studied during his free time and passed an examination to become a teacher, and he entered an American school for the first time upon becoming a teacher. He bought an English paper titled the Clayton County Journal that was based in Clayton County, Iowa, publishing and editing the paper for 13 years. During the same time period, Eiboeck founded the German weekly paper Elkader Nord Iowa which ran until 1872 so that he could focus on the Clayton County Journal. He traveled within the United States, United States territories, and part of Mexico for information and to improve his health. Eiboeck became the honorary commissioner from Iowa for the 1873 Vienna World's Fair, later traveling throughout Europe. After arriving back in Iowa, Eiboeck used the information from his European travels for his lectures. In February 1874, he bought the Iowa Staats-Anzeiger and made it into a popular Northwest German paper. The paper included political information in English. Eiboeck has edited the Herald of Liberty, the State Independent, Haus-Schatz, and the Sonntags-Post.[1] He campaigned against anti-saloon legislation and was president of the German-American alliance of Iowa.[2]

Later career

Eiboeck was the Democratic Party candidate for the Iowa State Auditor in 1878, but he lost the election.[3] He wrote The Germans of Iowa and Their Achievements in 1900 which is the only book that is about settlers in Iowa of German, Swiss, and Austrian descent.[4]

References
  1. The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Minnesota Cities and the World's Columbian Exposition: With Illustrations on Steel. American Biographical Publishing Company. 1892. p. 481-482. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  2. "Joseph Eiboeck taken by death; ill two weeks". Des Moines Tribune. January 8, 1913 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Gerischer, Debbie Clough. "Joseph Eiboeck". IAGenWeb. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  4. "Joseph Eiboeck, The Germans of Iowa and Their Achievements (1900)". German Iowa and the Global Midwest. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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