Theodor Bertschinger
Rudolf Theodor Bertschinger (born March 30, 1845 in Lenzburg ; † May 27, 1911 ibid) was a Swiss engineer , building contractor and founder of the construction business Theodor Bertschinger .
biography
Born as the son of the Lenzburg wholesale merchant Theodor Bertschinger, Rudolf Theodor Bertschinger studied architecture and civil engineering at the Polytechnic in Karlsruhe . Here he joined the Corps Franconia Karlsruhe . In the winter semester of 1864/65 he moved to the Polytechnic Zurich as Renonce of the Corps Franconia Karlsruhe and was accepted as the last corps boy in the Corps Rhenania in February 1865 before the Corps in Zurich had to suspend.
In 1868 Bertschinger founded the Theodor Bertschinger construction business . The company specialized in railway and bridge construction . Well-known construction projects were the Seetalbahn , the Monte Generoso-Bahn , the Brienz-Rothorn-Bahn and the Lauterbrunnen-Wengen-Bahn . In 1873 he married Sophie von Greyerz, daughter of the Lenzburg forest manager Walo von Greyerz.
After his death, the company, which later specialized in building construction, was run by three sons, and from 1917 by only one son.
Rudolf Theodor Bertschinger was a city councilor in Lenzburg and from 1902 to 1908 a councilor in Aargau .
Fonts
- Theodor Bertschinger: Central European inland shipping. In: Schweizer Illustrierte , Vol. 12, 1908, pp. 344–348.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 150 years of the Corps Rhenania Zurich-Aachen-Braunschweig, 1855-2005. Braunschweig 2005, p. 36 and p. 308.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bertschinger, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bertschinger, Rudolf Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss engineer, building contractor and founder of the construction business Theodor Bertschinger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lenzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 1911 |
| Place of death | Lenzburg |