Apfelstedt, Paul Alexander, 1849-

German autograph collector. Born 7 August 1849 in Sondershausen, Thuringia, Germany, the son of Friedrich Apfelstedt and his wife Dorothea Wilhelmine Caroline Hupe. Married Susanna Auguste Caroline Mader in Frankfurt am Main on 19 June 1874. Addressed letter requesting autograph to Julius von Haast in 1881. No records of his death have been found. Active period extends to at least 1887 when he is known to have addressed letter requesting autograph to Sir Archibald Geikie. See Edinburgh University Library Special Collections Division NAHSTE Project http://www.nahste.ac.uk/