Philip Zang
Philip Zang (15 February 1826 in
Early life in Germany
Zang was born in 1826 in Aschaffenburg, in northwest
brewer.[3] After two and one-half years of apprenticeship, he worked his trade in various German breweries.[2] Zang married Elizabeth Hurlebaus.[1] In 1853, Zang, his wife and his brother Alexander emigrated to the United States and first landed in Philadelphia.[1]
Life in the United States
In Philadelphia, Zang began by learning English. His wife gave birth to Adolph J. Zang in 1856 but died in Chicago shortly thereafter.[1][2]
In 1859, Zang moved to
St. Louis, Missouri.[1] In 1889, Zang sold the company to an English syndicate and appointed his son Adolph as general manager. The company was again renamed as Philip Zang Brewing Company.[2]
In 2018, Zang and his son Adolph J. were inducted in the Colorado Business Hall of Fame.[1]
Life outside business
Zang served one term on the Denver City Council.[3][2]
In 1870, he married Anna Barbara Buck, also a German immigrant who died in April 1896.[2] Zang retired in 1895.[1] He died in Denver in 1899 and is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Denver.