Anton Saurer

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Anton Saurer (born April 28, 1835 in Tablat ; † March 12, 1872 ) was the eldest son of Franz Saurer and a co- entrepreneur in his father's business ( Adolph Saurer AG ) in Arbon . Thanks to his support, Franz Rittmeyer and Franz Anton Vogler were able to significantly improve the hand embroidery machines, which helped St. Gallen embroidery to its major breakthrough. He died of appendicitis when he was 37 years old .

literature

  • Erich Trösch: Saurer, Anton. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  • Mario König :  Saurer. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 467 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Ernst Ehrenzeller: History of the City of St. Gallen. VGS Verlagsgemeinschaft, St. Gallen 1988, ISBN 3-7291-1047-0 .
  • Hans Ulrich Wipf, Mario König, Adrian Knoepfli: Saurer. From a small business in Eastern Switzerland to an international technology group. hier + now, publishing house for culture and history, Baden 2003, ISBN 3-906419-55-X .
  • Markus Mäder: Three generations of Saurer. Franz Saurer (1806–1882), Adolph Saurer (1841–1920), Hippolyt Saurer (1878–1936) . Miles 1988 ( Swiss pioneers in business and technology. Volume 48, published by the Association for Economic History Studies).
personal data
SURNAME Saurer, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH Tablet
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1872