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Imagefile	People\Rau_Carl.jpg
Name	Rau, Carl
Birth Date	11/3/1858
Birthplace	Württemberg, Germany
Deceased	12/29/1940
Place of Death	La Crosse, WI
Father	Gottfried Rau
Spouse	Anna Amalia Salzer Rau
Children	Wilbert Carl Rau
Occupation	Artist Secretary/treasurer and later president of the John A. Salzer Seed Company Bookkeeper for the Empire Brewery Worked for R. G. Dun & Co
Role	Artist
Education	Art and mechanical training
Places of Residence	Württemberg, Germany Dubuque, IA La Crosse, WI
Notes	Carl Rau was born in Württemberg, Germany on November 3, 1858 to Gottfried Rau and his wife. As a young man, Carl received art and mechanical drawing training along with his manual work training while in Germany. Circa 1872, he and his mother immigrated to the United States, originally settling in Dubuque, IA. In Iowa, Carl received further art and mechanical drawing training after finding employment in a local shop. In the fall of 1878, Carl moved to La Crosse, WI with his mother. Upon reaching La Crosse, he found employment at R. G. Dun & Company. In May 1880, he began working for John Gund's Empire Brewery as a bookkeeper and continued to work for the R. G. Dun & Company as well until 1882. Beginning in 1886 was the secretary and treasurer of the John A. Salzer Seed Company, and by the time he retired on July 1, 1932, had become president of the company. In 1887, he married Anna Salzer, with whom he had a son named Wilbert Carl. Carl was active in the Salzer Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church and taught at their Sunday school for 30 years. Carl was also a local artist, specializing in painting biblical scenes, figures, and landscapes, but also engaging from time to time in pictorial photography. He was a patron to other local artists and encouraged young artists to continue in their craft. Carl died of illness in La Crosse on December 29, 1940.
Image Caption	Retrieved from the La Crosse Tribune

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