Jacob Bickler

Jacob Bickler was a scholar, educator and president of the Texas State Teachers Association. He was founder of the boys Texas German and English Academy and the coeducational Bickler Academy, both located in Austin, Texas. In 1969, Recorded Historic Texas Landmark 6438 was placed at the site of the Goodman Building, noting the location on the second floor of Jacob Bicklers German and English academy.

Jacob Bickler was born on November 20, 1849, in Bad Sobernheim in RhinelandPalatinate, Germany to Peter Bickler and his wife Katherine Schffling Bickler. He received his early education in the public schools of Bad Sobernheim. Peter Bickler married a second time and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where the teenage Jacob joined the new couple in 1863. From 18631867, young Bickler attended Milwaukee high schools and Milwaukee Markham Academy College Preparatory School. In 1870, Bickler earned his Bachelor of Arts in Pedagogics from the University of Wisconsin. He became fluent in six languages. From 18711872, Bicker was a Principal in the educational system of La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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