Rudolf Binder (entrepreneur)

Rudolf Binder (* 1. September 1747 in Buhler ; † 25. November 1815 ibid ; heimatberechtigt ) was a Swiss textile manufacturer and mayor in the canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes .

Life

Rudolf Binder was a son of Rudolf Binder, a small farmer . In 1772 he married Katharina Sonder, daughter of master Johannes Sonder. In the 1760s, Binder managed to rise from a simple weaver to the most respected publisher in his home community with over 200 home weavers and international trading activities. In 1790 he built the so-called Türmlihaus, a representative residential and commercial building. In 1805 two large tenements were built for the employees . He sat on the local council from 1785 to 1798 . He was a district judge in the Swiss canton of Säntis . From 1803 to 1815 he held the office of mayor .

literature

• Peter Holderegger: Entrepreneurs in Appenzellerland: History of industrial entrepreneurship in Appenzell Ausserrhoden from the beginning to the present. Herisau: Schläpfer 1992, p. 79 and p. 83.

Web links

• Thomas Fuchs: Rudolf Binder. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 3, 2004 , accessed July 27, 2020 .

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