Oscar Bally
Oscar Bally-Forcart (born August 14, 1864 , † June 13, 1938 ) was a Swiss entrepreneur and founder of the Swiss food manufacturer Haco .
Life
![Oscar Bally-Forcart (1864–1938), chemist, entrepreneur and founder of the Swiss food manufacturer Haco, family grave at the Hörnli cemetery, Riehen, Basel-Stadt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Oscar_Bally_%281864%E2%80%931938%29.jpg/220px-Oscar_Bally_%281864%E2%80%931938%29.jpg)
Family grave in the Hörnli cemetery , Riehen, Basel-Stadt
Oscar Bally was a nephew of Carl Franz Bally , the founder of the Bally shoe factories . On February 7, 1893, he married Martha Forcart (1869–1954) from Basel. The couple had four sons; Gustav (1893–1966), Peter (* 1895), Oscar (1896–1973) and Rolf (* 1900). Today Haco is a stock corporation, the majority shareholders of the shareholders are descendants of the founders.
Web links
- Karl F. Wälchli: Haco. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- The story of Bally
- Pioneer and Pfaffenschreck The memoirs of Carl Franz Bally
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SURNAME | Bally, Oscar |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bally-Forcart, Oscar (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss entrepreneur |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1864 |
DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1938 |