Edward Gustav Uihlein (19 October 1845 - 25 January 1921) was a German American business executive, horticulturist, real estate investor, and philanthropist.

[2] In 1849 his maternal Uncle, Georg “August” Krug opened a small brewing business in Milwaukee, WI that eventually became the Joseph Schlitz Brewery.

[4] With his quick-found success, he moved to Chicago to be closer to his biggest client; Chase, Hanford & Co.[5] There, he opened a second factory and a metal wagon parts store in 1867.

[6] His businesses survived the Fire of 1871, and although very successful in his own rite, he accepted the invitation from Joseph Schlitz to head the brewery’s Chicago markets in 1872.

[2] In 1877 Uihlein commissioned the architecture firm of Frommann & Jebsen to construct a house on Beer Baron’s Row[7] in the Wicker Park neighborhood at 2041 W. Pierce Avenue (originally 34 Ewing Place).

[9] In 1899, Uihlein purchased 134 acres on the west end of Geneva Lake and named the estate “Forest Glen.” He commissioned his friend Jens Jensen from the Chicago Parks Department to create a beautiful landscape on the property.

[12] Edward Uihlein is considered a major contributor to Chicago’s architectural landscape, responsible for the commissioning and construction of 57 Schlitz tied-houses from 1897 to 1905.

[17] Among other prized artworks, he donated a reduced copy of the "King Frederick the Great" sculpture, created by Christian Daniel Rauch, to the Art Institute in 1894.

Wertheim Uihlein supported his fatherland by heading the Ostpreußenhilfe chapter of Illinois; raising relief funds for towns that were damaged by the Russian occupation of Eastern Prussia in 1914.