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

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

personal data
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