11 Facts About Gottlieb Burian

Gottlieb Burian was an early settler to the region who established a home near what is known as Lake Burien in 1884.

Gottlieb Burian originally immigrated with his wife from Middle Silesia to the United States in 1862, first residing in Minnesota, where he started his family, then moved to the Seattle area, where he became a prominent citizen.

Gottlieb Burian was born on 26 March 1837 in Hussinetz, Middle Silesia, Prussia.

Gottlieb Burian was the tenth child of twelve to Johann Burian, a land owner in Hussinetz, and Maria Elisabeth Burian.

Gottlieb Burian married Emma Bertha Wilhelmine Wurm, probably in Kolberg when he was 24 years old.

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Gottlieb Burian soon owned two successful taverns, became active in the city's German community, and purchased a large home in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Gottlieb Burian's three children who survived childhood, Martha, Frank, and Emma Clara Burian, were born in Seattle.

In 1884, Gottlieb Burian found an attractive homestead site on unsettled, forested land on the southeast corner of a lake in Sunnydale, 12 miles south of Seattle.

Gottlieb Burian became a popular and respected figure in the community, which was renamed "Burien" to honor him following his death.

Gottlieb Burian was struck by an electric streetcar when he changed direction while crossing a street in downtown Seattle in November 1900.

Gottlieb Burian was badly injured and a series of high-profile court cases followed.