Hans Bon

Hans Bon (born December 16, 1882 in Splügen ; † June 16, 1950 in St. Moritz ) was a Swiss entrepreneur and the son of hotel pioneer Anton Bon . He is considered to be the representative of the Swiss hotel industry in the first half of the 20th century.

After completing training in the hospitality industry, Hans Bon worked in the family business. In 1921 he succeeded in taking over the restoration work at the Zurich train station from the SBB as a general tenant. In 1923 Hans Bon took over as director of the luxury hotel Suvretta House in St. Moritz, which his father had built in 1912 . Between 1923 and 1950 he was President of the St. Moritz Health Resort and Tourist Association and between 1927 and 1950 of the local hotelier association. Hans Bon was the initiator of the St. Moritz racing club, a Red Cross delegate and a lieutenant colonel in the Swiss Army.

After Hans Bon's death, the majority of the family business was passed on to his son-in-law Rudolf Candrian-Bon. In 1955 he handed over the management of the Suvretta House in St. Moritz to his brother Albert Candrian.

The lease agreement negotiated by Hans Bon with the SBB at Zurich main station was later successfully renewed several times and is now handled by Candrian Catering AG , founded by his grandson Martin Candrian .

Web links

• Silvio Margadant: Bon, Hans. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .