Volkmar Johnsen, editor of music and composer, was born at Kerteminde, Denmark, October 31, 1850. He was clerk at an office in Hartlepool, England, in 1864, and bookkeeper on Swan Island, Central America, in 1868. He came to New York in 1868, and to Chicago in 1870. He was a Dutch comedian and violinist 1871-73; salesman 1874-76; bookkeeper for a seed firm in Rockford, Illinois; gold-miner in the Black Hills 1876-1877; printer and owner of his own press in Chicago 1879-1886. Since 1886 he has been a publisher of music, composer, and music teacher. His address is 1364 West Madison Street, Chicago.