​Hermann Seele
(April 14, 1823 - March 18,1902)

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Marker No: 4632

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 29.697557,-98.124054

Location: 401 West Coll Street, New Braunfels

Marker Text: ​A naive of Hildesheim, Hanover, Germany, Hermann Seele came to Texas in 1843. He became the first school teacher in New Braunfels on Aug. 11, 1845, when he held class for 15 pupils beneath elm trees at the foot of the hill. Seele helped organize First Protestant Church. Seele helped organize first protestant church. The newspaper "zeitung", and several social and cultural clubs. He was first district clerk for Comal County, 1846-54, state legislator, 1863-65, justice of the peace, mayor, city alderman, and postmaster. A farmer, lawyer, and supporter of public education, Seele left written accounts of pioneer life in New Braunfels. (1976)