Joseph Benjamin Stenbuck

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.[2][3][4]

He married Erna Mankiewicz (1901–1979), she was the sister of Joseph L. Mankiewicz[5][6] 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.[7][8] 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

  1. ^ a b "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

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