Johann Heinrich Alfred Escher vom Glas, also known as Alfred Escher (20 February 1819[citation needed] – 6 December 1882), was a Swiss politician, business...

Caspar Escher-Keller (1755–1831) almost brought Zürich to financial ruin when he went bankrupt. Finally Alfred Escher's father Heinrich Escher (1776–1853)...

Escher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfred Escher (1819−1883), a Swiss politician and railway pioneer Arnold Escher von der...

UBS completed the acquisition in June 2023. Credit Suisse's founder, Alfred Escher, was called "the spiritual father of the railway law of 1852", for his...

dominated by the so-called System Escher, a network of liberal politicians and industrialists built by Alfred Escher. Escher governed the canton almost in...

Canton 1848 Ulrich Ochsenbein BE 1848–49 Jakob Robert Steiger LU 1849–50 Alfred Escher ZH 1850–51 Johann Konrad Kern TG 1851 Jakob Stämpfli BE 1851–52 Johann...

portrait bust of the Swiss politician Alfred Escher. As a result, he was given the 1889 commission for Escher's statue in bronze and granite, in front...

as an associate professor at the University of Zurich. Together with Alfred Escher (Credit Swiss Founder) he was a co-founder and CEO of the Swiss Northeastern...

 1484. Retrieved 17 October 2012. "Ehrung der Kunstmäzenin Lydia Welti-Escher (press release)" (PDF) (in German). Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster. 27 March...

operated under the stewardship of the accomplished Swiss industrialist Alfred Escher. Prior to its formation, surveys had been conducted that determined...

centralized state. Representatives of the industry around "railway king" Alfred Escher backed him as a staunch supporter of the Gotthard railway. In the election...

Bahnhofstrasse. In front of the arch stands a monument to the railway pioneer Alfred Escher. The magnificent sandstone neo-Renaissance building features richly...

steam locomotives for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad. February 20 – Alfred Escher, Swiss railway promoter (d. 1882) October 27 – Henry B. Plant, president...

social-liberal party 1999: The party disbanded Freisinn: Ludwig Snell - Alfred Escher History of Switzerland Politics of Switzerland List of political parties...

1879 – Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American businessman (b. 1814) 1882 – Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician, founded Credit Suisse (b. 1819) 1882...

Christopher Latham Sholes, American inventor (d. 1890) February 20 – Alfred Escher, Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur (d. 1882) February 22 – James...

Retrieved April 6, 2023. "Carl Abegg-Arter – Alfred Escher Briefedition". www.briefedition.alfred-escher.ch. Retrieved April 6, 2023. Biographie, Deutsche...

(Great Britain) 1937–1948, born in New Zealand (d. 1970). December 6 – Alfred Escher, Swiss railway promoter (b. 1819) December 24 – Charles Vincent Walker...

result of his 1883 marriage to Lydia Escher, the only daughter of the politician and industrialist, Alfred Escher. One of the artists they patronized was...

Inhaltes (in German). A. Geering. "Raget Abys - Alfred Escher-Briefedition". www.briefedition.alfred-escher.ch. Retrieved 2019-01-18. ebo, Peter Metz /....

industrialization; the first railway opened in 1847, between Zürich and Baden. Alfred Escher was the leader in developing the rail system. He warned in 1849 that...

024 Ernest von Stockalper [de] 500 025 Xavier Stockmar [de] 500 026 Alfred Escher 500 027 Henry Dunant 500 028 Francesco Borromini 500 029 Eduard Spelterini...

footballer Alfred Escher (1819–1882), Swiss politician, business leader and railways pioneer Lydia Escher (1858–1891), Swiss patron of the arts Arnold Escher von...

Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1870) 1819 – Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician (d. 1882) 1839 – Benjamin Waugh, English...

Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (born 24 August 1767 in Zürich; died 9 March 1823) was a Swiss scientist, artist, and politician. He headed the "Great...

Heinrich Escher, Lydia Zolliker and their children Clementina and Alfred Escher (1819–1882) were the first inhabitants, establishing the Escher's family...

Political offices Preceded by Alfred Escher President of the National Council 1863 Succeeded by Victor Ruffy Preceded by Louis Ruchonnet President of...

constitutional revision; the Radical Party tenors of the time, Emil Welti and Alfred Escher, preferred to focus their attacks on the referendum rather than calling...

Preceded by Eduard Dapples President of the National Council 1861/1862 Succeeded by Alfred Escher...

guarantees from Schweizerische Kreditanstalt. Prominent Zurich politician Alfred Escher was closely involved in the development of the cooperative, whose goal...