Peter Schüttler
Peter Schüttler (born September 19, 1841 in Sandusky (Ohio) , † September 16, 1906 in Langenschwalbach ) was an American entrepreneur .
Life
After attending School No. 1 in Chicago and a private school, Peter Schüttler received private lessons from a teacher at the South Side Synagogue . In 1855 he visited Germany for six weeks to refine his German. In May 1856 he traveled again to Germany for a four-and-a-half year study visit and studied mechanical engineering at the Karlsruhe Polytechnic . Here he became a member of the Corps Saxonia . Back in the US, he attended Bryant, Bell & Stratton's Commercial College for a year.
After completing his studies, he took over the bookkeeping of his father's company, which included the Chicago car factory Peter Schuettler Company , and after his death in 1865 he became President of the company, which he continued to expand. The Peter Schuettler Company was one of the most important horse-drawn carriage manufacturers in North America. The vehicles were characterized by their high level of robustness and achieved a legendary reputation in the colonization of the Midwest. Peter Schüttler was one of the leading industrialists in Chicago of his time and was a shareholder in the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company . He was married to Wilhelmina (Minnie) Anheuser, a daughter of Eberhard Anheuser . His brother-in-law was Adolphus Busch , on whose German summer residence in Langenschwalbach he died. His body was transferred to the USA a few days after his death on the Crown Prince Wilhelm and buried in Chicago.
literature
- Biographical sketches of the leading men of Chicago, Chicago 1868, pp. 245-250 digitized
Web links
- Peter Schuettler Dead , obituary in The New York Times , September 17, 1906
- Schuttler (Peter) Co. at www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Schuttler Wagon at www.wheelsthatwonthewest.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schüttler, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sandusky (Ohio) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1906 |
| Place of death | Langenschwalbach |