Jacob Schweppe

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Portrait based on a description of Jacob Schweppes during his stay in London from 1792 to 1799
"Jacob, Conrad Schweppeus Seilers (son)": Entry of the baptism in the Witzenhausen church book "Baptisms, confirmations and weddings from 1715 to 1746" on March 16, 1740

Jacob Schweppe (baptized as Jacob Schweppeus March 16, 1740 in Witzenhausen ( Landgraviate Hessen-Kassel ); † November 18, 1821 in Geneva ) was a German watchmaker and silversmith .

Life

Schweppe settled in Geneva in 1766 and worked as a master jeweler . From 1780 he developed a process in which water can be carbonated . Schweppe had this process patented in 1783, initially for medical purposes.

Together with the mechanic Nicolas Paul and the pharmacist Henri-Albert Gosse , he founded a factory for the production of soda water in Geneva in 1790 . Because of limited local sales, the three partners set up a branch in Drury Lane in London in 1792 . Paul and Gosse left the London business in 1796, and Schweppe himself sold three-quarters of his stake in 1802 and returned to Geneva. However, the company kept the name Schweppes and is now called "Soft Drink Manufactures Schweppes Ltd." London. Famous since 1783 “ (1969 to 2008 at Cadbury Schweppes , US division at Dr Pepper Snapple Group since 2008 ).

The name “Indian Tonic Water. Lemonade , quinine " on any Schweppes tonic water-label indicates Schweppes idea that for malaria prophylaxis necessary but bitter-tasting quinine powder in a little lime juice and soda water to dissolve. The colonial officers stationed in India accepted the drink enthusiastically. It soon proved to be a huge success throughout the British Empire , and Schweppes became purveyor to the royal court in 1831 . In 1836 it received the "Royal Warrant" - the royal recommendation.

The picture on the company label represents the Schweppes Fountain , which was installed by the company in 1851 for the first world exhibition in London.

Confusion about the first name

In the literature, Jacob Schweppe's name also appears as Johann Jacob Schweppe . In the Witzenhausen church register baptisms, confirmations and weddings from 1715 to 1746 Jacob is the only first name in the baptism entry. However, the corresponding document was not known until 1980 when genealogical research began on Schweppe in Witzenhausen.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ werra-rundschau.de , viewed September 19, 2016
  2. ↑ Newspaper article by Werner Keller from June 19, 1980 , viewed September 19, 2016
  3. ^ Archion. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Schweppe, Jacob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schweppe, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German watchmaker, silversmith and inventor
DATE OF BIRTH baptized March 16, 1740
PLACE OF BIRTH Witzenhausen , Hesse
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1821
Place of death Geneva