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Joseph Benjamin Stenbuck

Joseph Benjamin Stenbuck was a leading Manhattan surgeon at Sydenham and Harlem Hospital.

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Joseph Benjamin Stenbuck
Born(1891-12-22)December 22, 1891
DiedJune 1, 1951(1951-06-01) (aged 59)
EducationMount Sinai Hospital (1921)
OccupationSurgeon
Employer(s)Harlem Hospital
New York City Fire Department (1939)
SpouseErna Mankiewicz (1901-1979)
RelativesJoseph L. Mankiewicz, brotherinlaw

Joseph Benjamin Stenbuck (December 22, 1891 – June 1, 1951) was a leading Manhattan surgeon at Sydenham and Harlem Hospital.1

Biography

He was born on December 22, 1891, in New York City.234

He married Erna Mankiewicz (1901–1979), she was the sister of Joseph L. Mankiewicz56 and Herman Mankiewicz.

He was accused of working for Soviet intelligence and acting as a dead drop and receiver of stolen blueprints for Robert Osman in 1933.78 That same year he was working in Harlem Hospital. In 1934 he was president of the Mount Sinai Hospital alumni executive board.9 In 1939 he was made a medical officer (battalion chief) earning $5,000 a year in the New York City Fire Department.10

He died on June 1, 1951.1

Publications

References

References

  1. "Dr. J. Stenbuck, 59, Leader in Surgery. Held High Posts at Sydenham and Harlem Hospitals". New York Times. June 2, 1951. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  2. World War I draft registration
  3. World War II draft registration; Joseph Benjamin Stenbuck
  4. New York City Birth Index Joseph B. Stenbuck; 22 Dec 1891; 46211
  5. "Joseph Mankiewicz Weds. MGM Producer Marries Rose Stradner, Viennese Actress". New York Times. July 29, 1939. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  6. "Erna Mankiewicz Stenbuck, 78, Retired New York Schoolteacher". New York Times. August 19, 1979. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. Harvey Klehr and John Earl Haynes (1999). Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-07771-1.
  8. "U.S. Corporal Gets Two Years as Red Spy. $10,000 Fine May Extend Term to 20 Years". New York Times. August 31, 1933. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  9. "Past Alumni Executive Board Presidents". Mount Sinai Hospital. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  10. "Fire Department". New York Times. July 1, 1939. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
Further reading

Further reading

  • New York FBI report, 19 January 1945, Comintern Apparatus file, serial 3899.