George W. Schmidt was a German professor, who, at the time of Karl Schmidt's birth, was teaching in Lake Forest, Illinois.
dʒˈɔːɹdʒ dˈʌbəljˌuː. ʃmˈɪt wʌzɐ dʒˈɜːmən pɹəfˈɛsɚ, hˈuː, æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv kˈɑːɹl ʃmˈɪts bˈɜːθ, wʌz tˈiːtʃɪŋ ɪn lˈeɪk fˈɔːɹɪst, ˌɪlənˈɔɪ.