Hans Jakob Pestalozzi
Hans Jakob Pestalozzi (born August 13, 1707 in Bad Grönenbach , Bavaria, † April 24, 1782 in Zurich ) was a Swiss entrepreneur .
Life
Hans Jakob Pestalozzi was born as the son of the Reformed pastor Hans Jakob Pestalozzi and his wife Dorothea, née Wirz. In 1728 he married Ester Jonquiére, daughter of a Bernese silk manufacturer. In the same year he also joined the saffron guild . In 1759, together with Hans Heinrich Frey, he founded the silk manufacturing and banking house Frey & Pestalozzi , which only existed in this form until 1787.
literature
- Hans Conrad Peyer: About retail and banking in old Zurich . Report House, Zurich 1968.
Web links
- Martin Lassner: Pestalozzi, Hans Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pestalozzi, Hans Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1707 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Groenenbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1782 |
| Place of death | Zurich |