English translation of a German autobiography by the author's great-grandsonChildhood in Koethen (Anhalt) and Leipzig; father emigrated to USA in 1879; university studies in Leipzig; dermatologist in Braunschweig; contact with Paul Ehrlich; persecution under Nazi rule.digitizedAlfred Sternthal (Koethen 1862 - Chicago 1942) was a dermatologist in Braunschweig. He was a delegate for the Braunschweig government at many medical congresses. He emigrated to the USA in 1936.The original manuscript is in the LBI's memoir collection, ME 63