Marker Inscription
Soldier in the Texas Army, 1836. A botanist of note. Born in Germany, May 2, 1801. Died December 2, 1879. His wife Eleonora Reinarz Lindheimer born August 3, 1818. Died May 16, 1895.
Historical Marker
Lindheimer, Ferdinand J.
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About this site
Lindheimer, Ferdinand J. is a historical marker in New Braunfels, Comal County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 106 historical markers documented in Comal County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 256 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7134, -98.1100 near New Braunfels. The nearest cataloged historic site is Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Panteon Hidalgo, Comal Cemetery, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091001590. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer (1801-1879), a German-born naturalist who settled in New Braunfels in 1844, is known as the "Father of Texas Botany." Over some thirteen years he collected roughly fifteen hundred plant species in Texas, many new to science, working in part for Dr. Asa Gray of Harvard; more than twenty species and one genus bear his name. He also edited the German-language newspaper Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung, and his home on Comal Street is now a museum.
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