PUEHRINGER, FERDINAND (2 Nov. 1841-15 Sept. 1930), impresario, conductor, composer, and teacher, came to America in 1863 from Vilma, Austria after having studied music with Franz Von Suppe. He became a professor of music at Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio, and came to Cleveland in 1872.
POLES. Poles formed one of Cleveland's largest nationality groups in the 20th century and had an important influence on the city, particularly during its period of heavy industrial growth.