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Jacob Schmidheiny

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Jacob Schmidheiny
Schmidheiny c. 1890s
Member of Cantonal Council of St. Gallen
In office
1 May 1891 – 3 November 1905
ConstituencyRheintal (district)
Personal details
Born
Jakob Schmidheini

25 June 1838
Balgach, Switzerland
Died18 February 1905(1905-02-18) (aged 66)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Spouse
Elise Kaufmann
(m. 1867)
Children2
OccupationBusinessman, industrialist, silk weaver

Jacob Schmidheiny ( Jakob Schmidheini; 25 June 1838 – 18 February 1905) was a Swiss industrialist and politician who served on the Cantonal Council of St. Gallen from 1891 to 1905.[1][2][3] He was the patriarch of the Schmidheiny family, who is primarily known for their industrial activities such as Eternit and Holcim. He is the grandfather of Max Schmidheiny and great-grandfather of Stephan Schmidheiny and Thomas Schmidheiny.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Jacob Schmidheiny (1838-1905): Vom Pockenkind zum Ziegelkönig". Handelszeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ^ "Drei Schmidheiny. Jacob Schmidheiny, Kantonsrat, 1838 - 1905. Ernst Schmidheiny, Nationalrat, 1871 - 1935. Jacob Schmidheiny, Oberst, 1875 - 1955. von Schmid, Hans Rudolf (Hg.): (1979) | antiquariat peter petrej - Bibliopolium AG". www.zvab.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ^ Bösch, Jakob (1979). Jacob Schmidheiny, Kantonsrat, 1838-1905 (in German). Verein für wirtschaftshistorische Studien.
  4. ^ swissinfo.ch, Translated from German by Thomas Stephens (2018-05-11). "Curtain falls on Schmidheiny era". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-18.