brewer, b. Germantown. He began his apprenticeship in the brewing business in 1865, and in 1871 was admitted to partnership in the Menominee Brewery, owned by his father-in-law, George Schweikhart. In 1876 Gettelman became sole proprietor, and in 1887 incorporated the business, which was known as the A. Gettelman Brewing Co. after 1904. He was president and treasurer of the firm (1887-1925). His son, FREDERICK GETTELMAN, b. Wauwatosa, attended Racine College and graduated from a school for brewers, the Wahl Henius Institute, Chicago (1909). He became president of the A. Gettelman Brewing Co. on his father's death, and was also president of the Frederick Gettelman Co., manufacturers of high-speed snow plows. Gettelman was instrumental in developing several innovations that alleviated the problems of modern brewing, including a steel barrel, a glass-lined beer storage tank, and a beer pasteurizer. He also developed a farm tillage machine. Who's Who in the Midwest (1954); N.Y. Times, June 25, 1954; Milwaukee Journal, June 24, 1954; A. J. Aikens and L. A. Proctor, eds., Men of Progress. Wis. (Milwaukee, 1897); [F. A. Flower], Hist. of Milwaukee (Chicago, 1881).

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