Louis Dapples
Louis Dapples (born September 9, 1867 in Genoa , † July 31, 1937 in Genoa; resident in Morges , Lausanne , Bremblens and Vevey ) was a Swiss manager .
Life
Louis Dapples was born to Swiss parents in Genoa, where his father worked as a merchant and banker. After completing his studies in Zurich , he embarked on a banking career . Among other things, he was Vice Director of Crédit Lyonnais in London and Director of the Banca Commerciale Italiana in Milan , before he joined Nestlé in 1922 after a professional stay in Brazil and Argentina , where he became Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1929 . Dapples later took on other board mandates, including at the Schweizerische Kreditanstalt and the Schweizerische Rückversicherungsanstalt.
The family life of Louis Dapples, who was married to Hélène Dapples-Emetaz, was marked by a stroke of fate . Their son, born in 1903, suffered from increasingly severe epileptic illnesses and was cared for in the Swiss Institute for Epileptics for many years until his death in 1922 . In 1919, Louis Dapples and his wife made a donation to the institution for epileptics with the purpose of "building a boys' house, which is primarily intended for the observation and care of educated boys". This resulted in the Dapples donation, opened in 1923 .
The University of Lausanne awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1923 .
Web links
- Gilbert Marion: Dapples, Louis. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Website of the youth home Donation Dapples
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dapples, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Genoa |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1937 |
| Place of death | Genoa |