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A well-known figure in journalistic circles is Ernst Hildebrand Kronshage, formerly editor in chief of the Milwaukee Free Press and now editorial writer and associate editor of the Wisconsin News. He has also been associated with theatrical interests and has largely upheld high standards in connection with dramatic productions in this city. A native of Wisconsin, he was born in Boscobel, August 3, 1875, a son of Theodore and Pauline (Hildebrand) Kronshage. The father was one of the early settlers and pioneer merchants of Boscobel and is now president of the Central State Bank.

The son, Ernst H. Kronshage, obtained a public school education in his native city, completing his course there by graduation in 1893. He afterward attended the University of Wisconsin and is numbered among its alumni of 1898. At his graduation the Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred upon him and he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity in recognition of his scholastic record. He was also awarded the John C. Freeman fellowship in English literature. After a period of study abroad, he took up newspaper work in this city. He served first as dramatic critic and Sunday editor on the Milwaukee Free Press and afterward was advanced to the position of editorial writer, while finally he became editor in chief and largely shaped the policy of that paper. He is now editorial writer and associate editor of the Wisconsin News and his journalistic activities have made him widely known. Aside from his newspaper work he has been interested in promoting the theatrical arts in Milwaukee. He assisted in organizing and had the management of the Pabst English Stock Company in 1907 and The Modem Players in 1917. He wrote the scenario of the Shakespeare Tercentenary Pageant, which was held at the Auditorium, and he acted on the producing committee. His labors have been far-reaching in connection with the improvement of public taste in drama and he has done much to uphold the highest standard of the histrionic art in Milwaukee.

On the 30th of October, 1907, in this city, Mr. Kronshage was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Tallman, a daughter of Charles and Isabelle Tallman. Mrs. Kronshage is a graduate of the Syracuse University of New York and by her marriage she has become the mother of three daughters: Julie, Elsa and Hilde. The parents are members of the Plymouth Congregational church. In politics Mr. Kronshage is a progressive republican, always alive to the vital interests and questions of the day and keeping in touch with the trend of modern thought and advancement as exemplified in the opinions and the labors of the leading statesmen of the country. He has membership in the Delta Upsilon fraternity, in the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Artists' Loft, the Old Settlers' Club and the Walrus Club.