Hans Albert Rooschüz
Hans Albert Rooschüz (born April 10, 1865 in Bern ; † July 1, 1919 there ) was a Swiss entrepreneur and co-founder of the Schweizer Chocoladen & Colonialhaus , the parent company of Merkur Aktiengesellschaft , from which the later Valora Holding AG emerged .
Life
Hans Albert Rooschüz was born on April 10, 1865 in Bern as the son of the Stuttgart merchant Georg Albert Ludwig Rooschüz. In the winter semester of 1883/84 he began studying engineering at the Technical University of Berlin-Charlottenburg and in the same semester he became active at Corps Saxonia-Berlin. After studying and completing his commercial training, he joined his father's beverage company Müller & Rooschüz and took over its management. With a group of innovative entrepreneurs, he founded the Swiss Chocoladen & Colonialhaus in Olten in 1905 , which under the management of Rooschüz expanded rapidly as Merkur AG until his death in 1919 and built up a network of 130 sales outlets across the country. The Merkur AG was the predecessor company of today's Valora Holding AG.
Hans Albert Rooschüz owned the company law on Middle Lions .
literature
- Carl Weigandt: History of the Corps Saxonia-Berlin to Aachen 1867-1967. Aachen 1968.
- Anne-Marie Dubler : Rooschüz, Hans. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Anne-Marie Dubler: Mercury. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Company history of Valora Holding AG (with photo by Hans Albert Rooschüz)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rooschüz, Hans Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss entrepreneur, co-founder of the Swiss Chocoladen & Colonialhaus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1919 |
| Place of death | Bern |