His studies at the university had involved the subject of coal tar dyes, and he felt that the American market offered a great field for these products.

[2] Therefore, he established the "Schoellkopf Aniline and Chemical Works", which was founded shortly after his return to Buffalo and which constituted the largest plant of its kind in the United States.

The plant covered about thirty-six acres of land and consisted of thirty brick buildings.

[16] He was buried alongside his wife Wilma, who died in 1938, Lakeside Memorial Park Cemetery in Hamburg, New York.

[17] Additionally, he made bequests to several of his employees, including $10,000 (equivalent to $186,000 in 2023) to his housekeeper, Rose Boger.