Adolf Guyer-Zeller
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Adolf Guyer-Zeller

Swiss entrepreneur

Adolf Guyer-Zeller (1 May 1839 – 3 April 1899) was a Swiss entrepreneur.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Adolf Guyer-Zeller (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 1, 1839, died Apr 3, 1899.1

About

Born in Bäretswil, Switzerland on 1 May 1839, Guyer-Zeller was the son of an owner of spinning mill and creator of a textile export trade in Zürich. After the death of his father, he led the company. He studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich.

Later, he turned his attentions to what had become a booming business, the building of railways in Switzerland. He became, among other things, a president of the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB). Guyer-Zeller was also the founder of Jungfrau Railway, (JB) and the Uerikon-Bauma Railway (UeBB). In order to finance the JB, he founded the Bank Guyerzeller AG in 1894, which became fully owned by HSBC in 2004.

On 3 April 1899, Guyer-Zeller, aged 59, died of a heart attack in Zürich.

From Wikipedia’s article on Adolf Guyer-Zeller, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1857 to 1858University of Geneva3
  • Date not recordedUniversity of Zurich3
  • Date not recordedETH Zurich3
  • Date not recordedKantonsschule3

Career

Occupation: politician, financier, industrialist.6

  • 1888 to 1899Consul general5
  • 1875 to 1889Member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich5
  • 1869 to 1872Member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich5
  • Date not recordedFounded HSBC Guyerzeller Bank4
  • Date not recordedPresident5

Personal life

  • BornMay 1, 1839, Neuthal7
  • DiedApr 3, 1899, Zurich8
  • CitizenshipSwitzerland9
  • ResidenceZurich10