Victor Kobler
Victor Kobler (born February 6, 1859 in Gams , † January 8, 1937 in Zurich ) was a Swiss inventor.
Life
Kobler grew up in a simple family, he attended an elementary school. From 1875 he worked in various embroidery companies and acquired self-taught knowledge of technology and physics and, in addition to his work, was also active as an inventor. In 1889 he married Babette Staudner, with whom he had three sons. In 1891 he started his own business as an inventor. In 1901 Kobler built the Villa Wichenstain in Rorschach , which was modeled on the grotto castle of the knights Wichenstein von Oberriet. Kobler ran a design office in Villa Wichenstain and had a small workshop, including a foot-operated workbench, which is still preserved today. In 1915 the Koblers moved to Zurich, where Victor and his sons founded the Kobler & Co. company for office equipment in 1920, which existed until 1986. In 1934 his autobiography My Life and My Inventions was published .
Victor Kobler was the owner of around 80 patents, such as B. for the automatic threading machine, a still current concept holder for the typewriter and a shuttle embroidery machine with longitudinal drive.
Publications
- Victor Kobler-Stauder: My life and my inventions. Zurich 1934.
Web links
- Louis Specker: Kobler, Victor. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- About Kobler's life and an exhibition.
- History of the company Kobler & Co and short biography of Victor Kobler (French)
- Ernest Ikle: La Broderie Mecanique 1880-1930: Souvenirs et Documents. Paris , p89 (pdf, French; 2.5 MB)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kobler, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kobler-Stauder, Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chamois |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1937 |
| Place of death | Zurich |