Schilling was a professor of German at the University of California at Berkeley having served as chair of the Dept. of German (1901-1929), assistant professor of German (Harvard University, 1891-1901), and alumni professor of Modern Languages (Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio; 1886-1891) He was born in Soalfield, Germany and received his doctorate from Leipzig University (1885).
From the description of Hugo Karl Schilling papers, 1883, 1914-1931. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26850152