Captain Max Emil Fredrick v. StephanitzCalvary Captain Max Emil Fredrick v. Stephanitz, born, Dec. 30,1864, died, April 22,1936. He wanted to become a gentleman farmer but his mother wanted him to become a career officer. Career officers had a high social standard at the time. His coat of arms had the following emblazoned on it, “Do right and fear no one.” He rose quickly in rank had an interesting assignment as an officer with the Veterinarian College in Berlin. He asked to be returned to his regiment, which he was. He then made a faux pas when he married an actress. This was considered a major drop in his social standing and he asked to be released from the military, which he was. He bought a large estate called Grafrath and devoted his full time to the German Shepherd. He ruled it with an iron fist. Today the SV has over 100,000 members making it the largest breed club in the world. In 1923 they had 57,000 members. He sired a son, Otto and a daughter, Herta. Otto had no interest in dogs and became a gentleman farmer. Herta on the other hand was very interested in Shepherds and worked behind the scenes helping her father. Last Updated: Sunday, September 14, 2008
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