Frederick Lauer
Frederick Lauer (October 14, 1810 – September 12, 1883) was a brewer in the United States and the first president of the United States Brewers Association. He was born on October 14, 1810 in Gleisweiler, Bavaria. He emigrated to Baltimore in 1822 and the family moved to Reading, Pennsylvania. His two sons were Frank P. Lauer and George F. Lauer; he turned the business over to them in 1882. He died on September 12, 1883. In 1885, the association erected the Frederick Lauer Monument in his honor in Reading's City Park.