Eduard Heberlein
Eduard Heberlein (born June 11, 1874 in Wattwil ; † March 8, 1957 there ) was a Swiss chemist and industrialist .
Life
Eduard Heberlein studied chemistry at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zurich and did his doctorate in Geneva . In 1906 he married Bertha Grob.
His grandfather Georg Philipp Heberlein founded the Heberlein yarn dyeing factory (later Heberlein & Co. and Gurit-Heberlein ) in Wattwil in 1835 . As his grandson, Eduard Heberlein was integrated into the family company as technical director shortly after completing his studies and from 1901 a partner, 1915–1945 delegate and 1945–55 chairman of the board of directors . Together with his cousin Georges Heberlein , he was the third generation to run the company.
Thanks to the introduction of new processes for textile finishing ( e.g. mercerisation ) and textile printing, Heberlein & Co., under the management of Eduard and Georges Heberlein, became one of the most important companies in the Swiss textile industry and had a major impact on the social and economic life of Wattwil and Toggenburg .
Eduard Heberlein was also chairman of the board of directors of the Toggenburg savings institution (later Toggenburger Bank ), as well as board member of the Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft and the Schweizerische Mobiliar-Versicherung . He was also culturally involved as the director of the Wattwil Orchestra Association.
Web links
- Adrian Knoepfli: Heberlein, Eduard . In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Adrian Knoepfli: Eduard Heberlein. In: HLS - Historical Lexicon of Switzerland. November 29, 2007, accessed June 16, 2020 .
- ^ Adrian Knoepfli: Gurit-Heberlein. In: HLS - Historical Lexicon of Switzerland. December 5, 2006, accessed June 16, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heberlein, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss chemist and industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wattwil |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1957 |
| Place of death | Wattwil |