Sibeth, Otto
Otto Sibeth (c. 1834 - 1900) was a German-American civil engineer and draughtsman employed by the New York City Department of Public Parks during the completion of Central Park. Sibeth was born in Germany to a prominent family of Pomeranian and Mecklenburg nobility and professionals. He emigrated to the United States in his youth and settled in New York City. Sibeth served in the U.S. Civil War as part of the New York 41st Regiment, composed primarily of German immigrants, reaching the rank of Captain, and it is likely that he received his training as a civil engineer while in the military. After the war, he initially lived in Brooklyn but began working for the New York City Department of Public Parks around 1873 and soon thereafter relocated to Manhattan. He eventually rose to be Chief Draughtsman of the New York City Department of Public Parks. The date of Sibeth's death is uncertain - some records say 1892, but he appears to have still been employed by the city in 1894 and is listed with his wife Johanna in a city directory from 1897. However, an obituary notice for Johanna from 1902 lists her as 'widow of Capt. Otto Sibeth.'
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