Wilhelm Haas-Decker
Wilhelm Haas-Decker (born January 15, 1766 in Basel ; † May 22, 1838 there ) was a Swiss type founder , entrepreneur, inventor and politician.
Wilhelm Haas-Decker, son of the type founder Wilhelm Haas-Münch , attended the military school in Colmar from 1775–1779 . He then worked in his father's company, interrupted by trips to Italy (1786) and Russia (1788–1789). In 1786 he took over his father's type foundry ( Haas'sche Schriftgiesserei ) and opened a book printing company. As an innovative company, he achieved improvements in the book printing press and map typesetting. From 1791 he belonged to the Prussian Academy of Arts and Mechanical Sciences . On November 23, 1797, he presented the passing Napoleon Bonaparte with the latest map of the Cisalpine Republic .
Wilhelm Haas-Decker was also active as a politician: during the Basel Revolution he was a member of the Provisional National Assembly. From 1803 until the cantonal separation of Basel in 1833, he worked as a grand councilor, then as a city council.
literature
- Wilhelm Haas-Decker: Wilhelm Haas 1766–1838 - His diary . Basler paper mill, Basel 1997.
- Peter F. Tschudin: Technology and Politics. Wilhelm Haas in his time . In: Museum der Kulturen Basel et al. (Ed.): Basel 1798. Vive la République Helvétique . Basel 1998, p. 155-189 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haas-Decker, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haas, Wilhelm; Hatred, Wilhelm son |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss creator of type, entrepreneur, inventor and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1766 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 1838 |
| Place of death | Basel |