Heinrich Halbisen
Heinrich Halbisen (* around 1390 in Basel ; † before August 24, 1451, presumably in Basel) was a Basel businessman and politician and the founder of paper production in Basel.
Life
Heinrich Halbisen was a member of the Small Council from 1426 and 1435–1436 guild master of the saffron guild in Basel . He was co-owner of the internationally active Halbisen company. At the time of the Basel Council , he set up the first paper mill in Basel in a mill acquired in 1433 on the Riehenteich in Kleinbasel , which is expressly mentioned for the first time in 1440. He later relocated production to the St. Alban pond in the St. Alban valley in Grossbasel.
Web links
- Stefan Hess : Halbisenn, Heinrich. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- www.halbeisen-kommentar.ch
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Halbisen, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Basel businessman and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1390 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | before August 24, 1451 |
| Place of death | uncertain: Basel |