Georg Fischer (entrepreneur, 1804)
Georg Fischer (born April 17, 1804 in Schaffhausen ; † October 3, 1888 in Hainfeld (Lower Austria) ) was a Swiss entrepreneur .
Life
Georg Fischer was born in Schaffhausen on April 17, 1804, the son of the entrepreneur Johann Conrad Fischer , the founder of Fischer'schen Stahlwerke . After attending school in Schaffhausen, he trained at the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna. In 1833 he took over the foundry founded by his father in Hainfeld and a spindle factory in Traisen , in which his brother Berthold later ran a tempering and steel foundry. After the death of his father, he reorganized his operations in Schaffhausen and sold them to his son Georg .
Georg Fischer, who was married three times, died in Hainfeld at the age of 84.
literature
- Hannes Siegrist: From a family business to a managerial company: Employees a. industrial organization using the example of d. Georg Fischer AG in Schaffhausen 1797–1930. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1981, ISBN 3-525-35702-8 .
- Adrian Knoepfli: Success with cast iron and steel: Johann Conrad Fischer (1773–1854), Georg Fischer I (1804–1888), Georg Fischer II (1834–1887), Georg Fischer III (1864–1925) (= Swiss Pioneers in business and technology. 74). Association for Economic History Studies, 2002, ISBN 3-909059-24-4 , pp. 29–34.
- Franz Mathis: Big Business in Austria: Feinstahl Traisen. P. 105f. (Online version)
Web links
- Adrian Knoepfli: Fischer, Georg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Short biography on the Georg Fischer company website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schaffhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1888 |
| Place of death | Hainfeld (Lower Austria) |