. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . ashington, he was appointedprincipal examiner in the patent-office, which postlie continued to fill until his death. 8CHOFF, Stephen Alonzo, engraver, b. inDanville, Vt., 10 Jan., 1818. He began engravingunder the direction of Oliver Pelton, of Boston,with whom he remained until he was nearly of age,subsequently passing a short time with Joseph An-drews, the engraver, in whose company in 1840 hevisited Europe. There he spent about two years inParis, studying drawing a part of the time at theschool of Paul Delaroche, and perfecting himself inhis
. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . ashington, he was appointedprincipal examiner in the patent-office, which postlie continued to fill until his death. 8CHOFF, Stephen Alonzo, engraver, b. inDanville, Vt., 10 Jan., 1818. He began engravingunder the direction of Oliver Pelton, of Boston,with whom he remained until he was nearly of age,subsequently passing a short time with Joseph An-drews, the engraver, in whose company in 1840 hevisited Europe. There he spent about two years inParis, studying drawing a part of the time at theschool of Paul Delaroche, and perfecting himself inhis art. On his return to this country he engagedin bank-note work in New York, and soon was em-ployed upon his first important work. Cains Ma-rius on the Ruins of Carthage, after plate was issued about 1843, and. to expediteits publication and aid the young artist, the masterAmerican engraver, Asher Brown Durand, en-graved the head and gave some touches to the fig-ure. Other important works from the burin of 424 SCHOFIELD SCHOMBURGK. Mr. Sehoff are William Perm, engraved for thePennsylvania historical society, a folio portrait ofRalph Waldo Emerson from a drawing by The Bathers, after William M. Hunt. work is executed in pure line, and exhibitsmuch delicacy and a nice appreciation of the feel-ing of the artist he is reproducing. Recently helias turned his attention to etching, producingsome beautiful plates. Mr. Sehoff has at differenttimes made Boston, Washington, and New Yorkhis home, but at present (1898) he resides at Bran-don, Vt., in the active exercise of his profession. SCHOFIELI). John McAllister, soldier, b. inChautauqua county, N. 29 Sept., 1831. He wasgraduated at the U. S. military academy in 1853, inthe same class with Philip H. Sheridan, James , and John B. Hood. He was assigned to the 1st regi-ment of artil-lery and servedin garrison inSouth Carolinaand Florida in1853-o, and asassistant pro-fessor of natu-ral philo
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