Adam Geibel (1855 - 1933)

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Adam Geibel was the son of Adam Geibel and Louisa (nee Frey) Geibel. Geibel caught a cold that settled in his eyes
when he was nine days old. A doctor who was not an oculist and did not give orders for its proper use prescribed a
caustic wash. The treatment was left to Geibel's father who, not knowing the substance he was applying, caused
Adam's eyes to go blind. In 1862 the Geibel family immigrated to America, and settled in Philadelphia. In 1864 at age
nine, Adam was enrolled at the Pennsy ... (Read all)
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