Wilhelm Honegger
Wilhelm Honegger (born June 17, 1781 in Wollishofen ; † July 26, 1847 in Liestal ) was a Swiss printer's owner.
Honegger came to the newly founded canton of Basel-Landschaft in 1832 as an artillery major . There he instructed a team from Basel in the operation of four cannons bought in Lucerne .
Together with the drawing teacher Benedikt Banga from Zofingen , he founded the Banga und Honegger book printing company in Liestal, which published the “intrepid Rauracher” (today Basellandschaftliche Zeitung ), the first newspaper in the new canton.
Web links
- Wilhelm Honegger in: Personal Lexicon of the Canton of Basel-Country
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Honegger, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss printer owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1781 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wollishofen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1847 |
| Place of death | Liestal |