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This was the home of Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer (May 21, 1801 - December 2, 1879). He is known as the Father of Texas Botany, with over 20 species and one genus bearing his name. In 1852, Lindheimer was hired as an editor and helped found the German-language newspaper known as the Die Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung.