Walter Gerber (industrialist)
Walter Gerber (born February 28, 1879 in Thun ; † August 7, 1942 in Lucerne ) was a Bernese cheese merchant and co-inventor of processed cheese in 1911 .
Life
Walter Gerber received practical training from his father. In 1908 he and his associate Fritz Stettler took over the management of their parents' company. In 1911 they invented processed cheese and thus gained a cheese shape that can be easily shipped overseas. After converting his company to Gerber & Co. Aktiengesellschaft, he sold 25% of his shares to the Association of Swiss Milk Producers and later another 25% to Nestlé .
Walter Gerber then spent his old age with his wife Leonore on the Cote d'Azur in summer and at home in winter. At the age of 62, he died in his apartment in Lucerne in 1942.
literature
- Alex Capus : Patriarchs. Ten portraits. Knaus, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8135-0273-2 ; btb, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-442-73757-4 , pp. 153-168.
- Berend Strahlmann: Gerber, Walter. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 254 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Christoph Zürcher: Gerber, Walter. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Processed cheese from Culinary Heritage of Switzerland , accessed on January 7, 2014
- Swiss industrialists of the 19th and 20th centuries: Walter Gerber at www.webquests.ch
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerber, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bernese cheese merchant, inventor of processed cheese |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tuna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 7, 1942 |
| Place of death | Lucerne |