Peter Engelmann

|birth_place = Argenthal, Rhine Province, |death_date = |death_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |spouse = |known_for = Founded the Milwaukee Public Museum and the "German-English Academy" of Milwaukee }} Peter Engelmann (January 24, 1823May 17, 1874) was a German American immigrant, educationist, writer, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the founder of the collection which became the Milwaukee Public Museum, and was also founder of the influential "German-English Academy" of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which lives on as part of the University School of Milwaukee. Provided by Wikipedia