Camille Bloch
Camille Bloch (* 28. April 1891 in Bern , † 8. December 1970 in) was a Swiss chocolate - producer .
After completing a commercial apprenticeship at Chocolat Tobler AG , he initially worked as a sales representative and from 1926 as an independent chocolate trader . In 1929 he founded the chocolate factory Chocolats Camille Bloch in Bern , which moved to Courtelary in the Bernese Jura in 1935 and from 1942 celebrated great success with a chocolate bar called Ragusa .
Camille Bloch is buried in the Jewish cemetery in Bern .
Camille Bloch is the father of Rolf Bloch , the former president of the Swiss Association of Israelites .
Web links
- Christoph Zürcher: Bloch, Camille. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Publications by and about Camille Bloch in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bloch, Camille |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss chocolate manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1970 |
| Place of death | Bern |