Birthplace of Hedwig T. Kniker
8201 Old Gay Hill Rd, Brenham, TX 77833, USA
Texas, USA
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1891
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Birthplace of Hedwig T. Kniker.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Birthplace of Hedwig T. Kniker
Hedwig Thusnelda Kniker was born in 1891 at Gay Hill, daughter of St. Peter's Lutheran Church's second minister. She earned a University of Texas degree in 1916 and pursued a geology career with Texaco, Phillips Petroleum, and United Geophysical Company in Chile. She became a noted paleontologist and geologist at a time when few women entered those fields.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Birthplace of Hedwig T. Kniker
(November 13, 1891 - October 12, 1985) Born in Gay Hill, Hedwig Thusnelda Kniker was the child of the second minister of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Kniker graduated from the University of Texas in 1916 with degrees in German, psychology and geology. Her graduate work included a master's program and research at the University of Texas and further studies in the northeast and midwest. Her professional career began in 1920. Kniker worked for Texaco in Houston, Phillips Petroleum in San Angelo and United Geophysical Company in Chile. She retired to Seguin in 1950, remaining active as a consultant and writer. A renowned paleontologist and geologist in a time when few women entered these fields, Hedwig T. Kniker left a scientific legacy and carved a path for professional women throughout the world. (1999) Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5477012285
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