1. I am new to the list (1 month) and enjoying it very much. 2. I read with interest the family tree from CBKemery which starts with Frederick Kemmerer (Friedrich Camerer born 1701 Wurtenberg. 3. I did not know there was a Kemmerer Book. Enlighten me please. I would like to see it. 4. Has everyone on the list seen the following entries (I suppose they have) and has any one linked this far back? 5. I am linked to a Kaemmerer (ae to represent the a unlaut in German) family in which Melancthon and Philip are both fairly frequently occurring first or middle names. This seems understandable if Philip Melancthon was held in high esteem by this family. Otherwise the name seems a bit unusual. How many current family histories on this list include the name Melancthon?. Please raise your right email! Encyclopedia Brit. (9th Ed) Vol IV page 655. CAMERARIUS, JOACHIM (1500-1574) whose family name was LEIBHARD, one of the most learned classical scholars of his time, was born at Bamberg on the 12th April, 1500. He studied at Leipsic, Erfurt, and Wittenberg, and in the last mentioned town he enjoyed the friendship of Melancthon. For some years he was teacher of history and Greek at eh Gymnasium, Nuremberg. In 1530 he was sent as deputy for Nuremberg to the Diet of Augsberg, where he rendered important assistance to Melancthon. Five years later he was commissioned by Duke Ulrich of Wurtenberg to reorganize the University of Tubingen: and he subsequently rendered a similar service at Leipsic, where the remainder of his life was chiefly spent. He translated into Latin Herodotus, Demosthenes, Xenophon, Homer, Theocritus, Sophocles, Lucien, Theodoret, Nicephorus, and other Greek writers. He published upwards of 150 works, including a CATALOGUE OF THE BISHOPS OF THE PRINCIPAL SEES; GREEK EPISTLES; ACCOUNTS OF HIS JOURNEYS, in Latin verse; a COMMENTARY ON PLAUTUS; EUCLID in Latin; and the lives of Helius Eobanus Hessus, and Philip Melancthon. He died at Leipsic in 1574. CAMERARIUS, JOACHIM (1534-1598), a learned physician, son of the preceding, was born at Nuremberg, 6th November 1536. After having finished his studies in Germany, he visited Italy, where he graduated as doctor of medicine. On his return he was invited to reside at the courts of several princes; but he was too much devoted to the study of chemistry and botany to accept their offers. He settled in his native town of Nuremberg, where he practiced as a physician and was the chief agent in founding a medical school. He wrote a HORTUS MEDICUS, and several other works. He died on the 11th October, 1598. Also: Century Dictionary, Vol I, page 778 CAMERARIUS, n.: Plural, camararii. (Medieval Latin from camera, a chamber, public office, treasury, etc.: see camera, cameral and chamber. A chamberlain; a keeper of public money; a treasurer. CAMERALIST, n. From N.L. cameralista, a financier; one skilled in the principles and system of public revenue. " Frederick William I., himself a clever cameralist, and author of the masterly financial system of PRussia, took the important step of founding a Halla and Frankfort on the Oder, special chairs of economy and cameralistic science. " w. Roscher, Pol. Econ. # 19. CAMERALISTIC, a. Pertaining to finace and public revenue. "Chairs of cameralistic science were founded in universities." Enc. Brit, xix, 363. CAMERALISTIC, n. The science of state finance. German/English Dictionary. William Dwight Whitney of Yale, published by Henry Holt and Co. KAMMERER, m. Chamberlain, treasurer. From Kammer, chamber, room, apartment, office. (Compare with zimmer meaning room, etc, synonym for timber, carpentry etc, whaeeeeeeas the latin camera is from a word meaning vaulted, bent girders, etc. The distinction in two words for "room" being that the groined and vaulted room is more stately, it is public and official, whereas zimmer is more likely to be private and domestic domicile.) KA(E)MMEREI, f. Exchequer, finances. ----- only one more quote ---- GRAND DICTIONNAIRE ILLESTRE, m. Chevreuil, Vol. I, in Congressional Library, Washington, D.C. viz: The Surname K E M M E R E R is a derivative of the Latin C A M E R A R I U S which became celebrated among scholars when one Joachim Leibhard took the Latin name Joachim Camerarius, having become chancellor or counsellor of chamberlain to the Bishop of Bamberg. This is translated from the French: CAMERARIUS I, Joachim, one of the restorers of ancient learning, born at Bamberg in 1500, died in 1574. Associated himself with Melanchthon, adopted the principles of the Reformation, taught at Nuremberg and Tubingen, was appointed rector of the University of Leipsig which he re-organized, was one of the writers of the Augsburg confession, had great influence at the diet of Augsburg (1555) and at that of Ratisbonne, in 1556 was called to Vienna by Mazimilian II who needed to consult him on the subject of religious affairs of the Empire. His voluminous writings consisted prarticularly of traslations of Greek and Latin writers. CAMERARIUS II (Joachim) botanist, son of the former (1534-1598). A species of plant, (Cameraria) was named in his honor. CAMERARIUS III (Philip) brother of the former (1537-1624). His historical mediatations entitled "Horanrum sub Cesivarum Centuriase III" have been translated into French by Goulart (Lyon, 1610, 3 vols. in quarto). CAMERARIUS IV (Rudolph-Jacob) professor of botany at Tubingen, born in 1665, died in 1721; was the first to comprehend the true theory of sex of plants and established his reputation by: "Letters concerning the sex of plants." Turbingen, 1694, in quarto. I have more. This is enough for now. Jayne Wunsch Dye, related by marriage to Philip B Kemmerer (b 1-16-1826) one of the 6 sons and 4 daughters of Joseph Kemmerer (m Salome Bowser, dau of John Jacob Bowser), grandson of Philip Kemmerer, greatgrandson of John Kemmerer (possibly a Hugenot who came from Scotland with William Penn??) and another Kaemmerer line also.