John William Scholl

John William Scholl (August 17, 1869 – September 2, 1952) was an American poet, scholar of German literature, and genealogist. He authored several volumes of poetry as well as the genealogical study Scholl, Sholl, Shull Genealogy: The Colonial Branches. He was a member of the Shull family of scholars that included plant geneticist George Harrison Shull and botanist Charles Albert Shull.

Early life and family Scholl was born on August 17, 1869, near North Hampton in Clark County, Ohio, the son of Harrison Shull and Catherine (Ryman) Shull. His dissertation was titled Friedrich Schlegel and Goethe, 1790-1802.

Public activity During World War I, Scholl was active in public advocacy related to American war mobilization. According to his genealogical memoir, he lectured for the National Security League and the War Preparedness Board of Michigan, served as a delegate of the University of Michigan to the Congress of Service of the National Security League in Chicago in February 1918, and was a member of the American Protective League during the war period. Social Tragedies and Other Poems. Boston: Eastern Publishing Company, 1900. Hesper-Phosphor and Other Poems. Ann Arbor, Michigan: G. Wahr, 1910. Children of the Sun: Poems. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Arts and Letters, 1916. Scholl, Sholl, Shull Genealogy: The Colonial Branches. 1930.