Bertrand Weber

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Bertrand Weber (born March 15, 1858 in Menziken ; † October 3, 1945 there , authorized to live there ) was a Swiss entrepreneur .

Life

Family and education

Bertrand Weber, son of the owner of the cigar and tobacco factory S. Weber & Söhne , the leading tobacco company at the time in the Wynen and Seetal , Johann Jakob Weber and his wife Maria Anna née Merz, completed an apprenticeship on his father's side after attending school in Menziken and Reinach AG Business.

In 1886 Bertrand Weber married Emilie, the daughter of the businessman Simon Weber. Weber died in autumn 1945 at the age of 87 in his home town of Menziken.

Professional background

After Weber had stayed in Italy and Egypt after completing his apprenticeship , he joined his parents' company as a partner in 1893 , and in 1904 he was appointed commercial director. After the company was converted into a stock corporation in 1917, he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors, a position he held until 1945.

Bertrand Weber, who last held the rank of infantry captain in the military , also emerged as a sponsor of the asylum in Menziken and as an art collector in the last decades of his life .

literature

  • In memory of Bertrand Weber-Weber in Menziken, b. March 15, 1858, d. October 3, 1945, Menziken 1945
  • Otto Mittler , Georg Boner : Biographisches Lexikon des Aargau, 1803–1957. In: 150 Years of the Canton of Aargau, Anniversary Gift of the Historical Society, Vol. 2 . HR Sauerländer, Aargau 1958, p. 823.
  • Andreas Steigmeier , Stephanie Tremp: Blue haze: cigars from Switzerland yesterday and today, here + now, cop., Baden 2002, pp. 66–68.
  • Raoul Richner: Weber, Bertrand. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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personal data
SURNAME Weber, Bertrand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Menziken
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 1945
Place of death Menziken