Who's Who in the Far East/MUNSTER, Bernhard Adolph
MUNSTER, Bernhard Adolph (YOKOHAMA), M.I.M.E.; Representative, Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.; b. Aug. 23, 1844, at Bremen, Germany. Educ.: Bremen, until 1859; practical and technical education in engineering, 1860-65. In the service of N.D.L. 1866-74. Was in the service of Sultan of Zanzibar, Said Bargash, as Superintendent Engineer in charge of steamers, shops and ice-factory, 1875-77; acted as expert at Yokohama for several German engineering firms, 1878-80; superintended erection ofmachinery and furnaces of heavy gun factory, Osaka Arsenal, 1881; in service of Imperial Japanese Navy as instructor for the fish torpedo, 1884-90; expert for Jardine, Matheson and Co., at Yokohama, 1891-92; started practice as consulting engineer in Yokohama, 1893; has been representative of Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., since 1894. Clubs: Yokohama United; Tokyo; Germania. Address: No. 19, Bluff, Yokohama, Japan.