Historical Marker
Peter Henry Oberwetter
Historical marker location:
1601 Navasota Street, Austin, Texas
( Oakwood Cemetery, Section 2, Lot 467, Space E 1/2)
Marker installed: 1977
(January 8, 1830 - May 21, 1915) A native of Germany, Peter Henry Oberwetter migrated to Texas about 1849 and settled first in New Braunfels, then Comfort. He later moved to Austin, where he gained distinction as a botanist. He pioneered in crossbreeding the amaryllis, imported rare bulbs, and wrote articles regarding his botanical research. He was also a landscape artist for the State of Texas. Married to Catherine Marie (Mary) Schade (d 1914), he had six children. Recorded - 1977.