Aldine Silliman Kieffer
Aldine Silliman Kieffer was a leading 19th century proponent of shape note musical notation, music teacher and publisher.Kieffer was born on August 1, 1840, near Miami, Saline County, Missouri. He died November 30, 1904, in Dayton, Virginia.
Kieffer was the grandson of Virginia musician Joseph Funk. With Ephraim Ruebush, he founded the Kieffer-Ruebush music company in Dayton, and was editor the Musical Million and Fireside Friend periodical.