Caspar Schindler-Escher
Caspar Schindler-Escher (born August 2, 1828 ; † May 15, 1902 ; resident in Mollis , from 1855 in Zurich ) was a Zurich silk fabric manufacturer and philanthropist .
Schindler was born as the son of the Glarus politician Dietrich Schindler . After attending industrial school, he studied at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Zurich .
In 1853 he married Wilhelmine Elise Escher , daughter of the silk manufacturer Martin Escher . Her son Dietrich Schindler-Huber became director of the Oerlikon machine factory .
He was appointed the first Austro-Hungarian honorary consul in Zurich in 1872 and held this office until 1885.
In 1907, Schindlerstrasse in the Unterstrass and Wipkingen districts of Zurich was named after him.
literature
- Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Neuchâtel 1921–1934, Volume 6, p. 184.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Matriculation edition of the University of Zurich ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Alfred Dobler genealogy: Lineage Friedrich Martin Schindler ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Gang dur Züri - A tour through old and new Zurich: The Schindlerstrasse ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Schindler-Escher, Caspar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schindler, Caspar; Schindler-Escher, Kaspar; Schindler, Kaspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss silk fabric manufacturer and philanthropist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1828 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1902 |