Johann Zacherl
Johann Zacherl (* 1814 in Munich ; † June 30, 1888 in Vienna ) was an Austrian manufacturer.
Zacherl learned the trade of pewter in his father's business. After completing his apprenticeship, he went on the “ Walz ” that took him via Vienna and Odessa to Tbilisi . Zacherl married in Tbilisi, but his wife died giving birth to his son. In 1842 he founded a company for trade between Vienna and Tbilisi. He imported tea, carpets and insect powder to Vienna and exported metal goods, medical equipment and toys to Tbilisi. Zacherl most important commodity was on chrysanthemums - (nowadays as pyrethrum known) based, highly effective insecticide Zacherlin he turned the former Cherkessia moved and expelled from Vienna throughout Europe.
Johann Zacherl came to Vienna in 1854 and married Anna Haas from Munich a year later. He opened a shop in the inner city and in 1863 acquired the privilege to produce an insect powder that he called Zacherl's Insecten-killing tincture ( Zacherlin ). The production took place from 1870 in the Nusswaldgasse in Unterdöbling , in 1873 he was already producing 600 tons of the powder with four workers. Zacherl also produced bath sponges in a bleaching plant, which were sold in the 1st Oriental Sponge Defeat in Vienna's Goldschmiedgasse . To sell his Zacherlin, Zacherl also opened stores in Paris , Constantinople , Amsterdam , London , New York and Philadelphia . In 1880 Zacherl handed over his company to his son Johann Evangelist Zacherl . The company founder, who died in 1888, did not see the completion of the company building in Nusswaldgasse ( Zacherlfabrik ). His son also had a town shop built on the Wildpretmarkt ( Zacherlhaus ).
literature
- Christine Klusacek, Kurt Stimmer: Döbling. From the belt to the vineyards. Compress-Verlag, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-900607-06-0 .
- Kristian Sotriffer : The blossom of the chrysanthemum. The Zacherl - stations of another Viennese middle class family. Böhlau, Vienna et al. 1996, ISBN 3-205-98503-6 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zacherl, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1888 |
| Place of death | Vienna |