Louis Karcher (1854-1904) was born in Freeport, Illinois, and died in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Philosophy from Northwestern University in 1878 and went into the practice of law, first in Freeport and then in Chicago from 1887 until his passing. He married Irene A. Karcher (b. Murray) in Naperville, Illinois, in 1880. He wrote to Mary Baker Eddy in June 1886 to order a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Based on the records available, we have found no further information concerning his involvement with Christian Science.

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