Oscar Werwath (1880 – March 20, 1948) was the founder and first president of the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. He is buried at Forest Home Cemetery. Born in Stallupönen, Germany on May 3, 1880, Werwath was born to department store owner Carl and his wife, Johanna. At the turn of the 20th century Oscar Werwath came to Wisconsin when he was 23, shortly after finishing his degree from the University of Darmstadt. Knowing the strong German-American reputation and industrial center, he decided to settle in Milwaukee, becoming employed at the Louis Allis Co. shortly after. Seeing that skilled engineering in Milwaukee was in great demand, Werwath conceptualized a local school that could accommodate...
