Peter Engelmann
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Argenthal,
Rhine Province,
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|death_place =
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
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|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.
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