Paul-Alcide Blancpain
Paul-Alcide Blancpain (born March 30, 1839 in Villeret in the Bernese Jura ; † March 22, 1899 in Freiburg in Üechtland ) was a Swiss brewery entrepreneur .
He came from a watchmaking family and in 1857 became co-owner of his parents' watch factory. In 1876 he retired from the company and in 1877 bought a bankrupt brewery in Freiburg.
When Pope Leo XIII. On June 23, 1890, Gaspard Mermillod was the first to give a bishop of Freiburg the dignity of cardinal , the Blancpain brewery launched the Cardinal festival beer on the market. This product was so successful that Paul Blancpain decided to name his brewery Cardinal in the future .
From 1893 until his death, the reformed Blancpain was a member of the FDP on the General Council of the predominantly Roman Catholic city of Freiburg.
Web links
- Hélène-Alix de Weck / EM: Blancpain, Paul-Alcide. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blancpain, Paul-Alcide |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss brewery entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villeret in the Bernese Jura |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1899 |
| Place of death | Freiburg in Üechtland |