Theodor Reinhart

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Theodor and Lilly Reinhart-Volkart in the salon of their Villa Rychenberg

Theodor Reinhart (born November 29, 1849 in Winterthur ; † January 17, 1919 there ) was a Swiss industrialist and patron .

Life

Theodor Reinhart was born in 1849 as the son of the businessman and politician Johann Caspar Reinhart and Bertha Juliana (née Hess). His older brother, Paul Reinhart , later took over his father's cotton business Geilinger & Blum , which later became Paul Reinhart & Cie. (now Paul Reinhart AG ).

Reinhart attended high school in Winterthur, which he graduated from in 1865 with the Matura . During his school days he became a member of the Vitodurania middle school association . He then studied in Berlin , Heidelberg and Zurich and was awarded a Dr. iur. PhD. This was followed by further studies in Geneva and commercial training in Le Havre and New York . In 1876 he married Lilly Volkart (1855–1906), the daughter of Salomon Volkart, whereby in 1879 he became a partner in the trading company Gebrüder Volkart . In 1912 he took over the business completely and continued to run it successfully until his death.

The marriage with Lilly had five children, some of whom made a name for themselves in Winterthur by continuing their father's business and as patrons, including Georg (1877–1955), Hans (1880–1963), Werner (1884–1951) ) and Oskar (1885–1965). The Villa Rychenberg , built by him in 1888, was later used by Oskar to expand the art collection he had already started; today the music school is housed there. In addition to collecting art himself, he also sponsored several well-known artists of his time, such as B. Ferdinand Hodler , Karl Hofer , Hermann Haller , Konrad Ferdinand Edmund von Freyhold and Hans Brühlmann . Theodor was also active in the Federal Art Commission from 1905 to 1907 and was a member of the National Bank's board of directors . From 1885 to 1901 he belonged to the extended city council of Winterthur for the radicals (FDP).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [[Peter Hauser (Author) |]]: The «Vito»: the former Winterthur «Who's who». In: Gesellschaft Winterthurer Jahrbuch (Ed.): Winterthurer Jahrbuch 2015. Winterthur 2014, ISBN 978-3-9524286-1-0 , p. 141.
  2. ^ Family tree of Volkart and Reinhart. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Reinhart, Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss industrialist and patron
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Winterthur
DATE OF DEATH January 17, 1919
Place of death Winterthur