Jakob Braendlin-Näf
Jakob Braendlin-Näf (born July 18, 1775 in Richterswil , Switzerland ; † February 23, 1845 in Rapperswil SG ) was a pioneer in the Swiss cotton industry.
Life
Jakob Braendlin (also "Brändlin") was born in 1775 in Richterswil on Lake Zurich . In 1803 he became construction manager, and later operations manager, of the mechanical spinning mill in Rapperswil founded by his father-in-law Christian Näf. In 1811 he founded the Braendlin cotton spinning mill in Rapperswil and Jona with his brothers Rudolf, Johannes and Heinrich . As a talented technician, he made a significant contribution to the company's growth. In 1832 the Braendlin brothers set up the spinning mill at Uznaberg in Uznach . By 1860, the Braendlin spinning group had the second largest number of spindles in Switzerland.
literature
- Peter Müller: Brändlin, Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Hermann Wartmann: Brändlin, Jakob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 250 f.
- Peter Röllin: Kulturbaukasten Rapperswil-Jona, Rapperswil-Jona 2005, ISBN 3-033-00478-4 , p. 82 f.
- Eugen Halter: 150 years of the Braendlin spinning mill, 1962.
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| SURNAME | Braendlin-Näf, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pioneer of the Swiss cotton industry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1775 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richterswil , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1845 |
| Place of death | Rapperswil SG |