Boeckmann, Eduard, 1849-1927.

Eduard Boeckmann was a Norwegian-born physician who practiced in St. Paul and was connected with the Luther Hospital (later known as St. Paul Hospital). Boeckmann was born in Totn, Norway, in 1849. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Christiania in 1874, and married Anna Sofie Dorothea Gill in 1875. He moved to the United States in 1887 and located in St. Paul, where he helped to found Luther Hospital and was a member of the staff of the Charles T. Miller Hospital. Dr. Boeckmann died August 8, 1927. Egil Boeckmann, one Eduard's sons, married Rachel Hill, the daughter of James J. Hill, on January 30, 1915.

From the guide to the Eduard Boeckmann papers., 1863-1941., (Minnesota Historical Society)