Samuel Schindler
Samuel Schindler (born November 17, 1762 in Mollis , † November 1, 1830 in Hard ; resident in Mollis) was a Swiss textile manufacturer.
After training and working as a weaver , he founded a weaving cellar in Toggenburg in 1820 and expanded in 1825 together with his sons Friedrich and Dietrich and his son-in-law Melchior Jenny to form the company "Jenny & Schindler" : They bought a disused printing works in Hard on Lake Constance and set up a Turkish red dyeing factory in it and a printing company.
As a result, the company expanded with locations in Hard and Kennelbach to become one of the largest in the Vorarlberg textile industry .
Samuel Schindler was a choir judge, treasurer and councilor in the canton of Glarus .
literature
- Jakob Winteler: Landammann Dietrich Schindler: His ancestors and descendants. From the story of the Schindler von Mollis family. Schindler Foundation, Zurich 1932, 261 pages
- Schindler Samuel. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994,ISBN 3-7001-2186-5, p. 155 f. (Direct links on p. 155 , p. 156 ).
- Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Neuchâtel 1921–1934, vol. 6, p. 184
Web links
- Samuel Schindler on vtex.at (website of the Vorarlberg Textile Industry Section of the Vorarlberg Chamber of Commerce )
- Veronika Feller-Vest: Schindler, Samuel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland ., 2011
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schindler, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss textile manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mollis |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1830 |
| Place of death | Hard |