Adolf Guyer-Zeller
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| Born | 1 May 1839 |
| Died | 3 April 1899 (aged 59) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Adolf Guyer-Zeller (1 May 1839 – 3 April 1899) was a Swiss entrepreneur.
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
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.
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Spinning mill in Neuthal. -
Train passing in front of the mill.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adolf Guyer-Zeller.
- Adolf Guyer-Zeller in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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