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Jean Zuber
Jean Zuber (1 May 1773 - 8 August 1852) was an Alsatian industrialist who is primarily known for founding the wallpaper company Zuber & Cie in Rixheim in 1797. In 1834, he was awarded the Legion of Honour for his industrial achievements. He was the grandfather of French landscape painter Henri Zuber. Personal life On 8 August 1796, Zuber married Elisabeth Spoerlin (5 February 1775 - 20 September 1856) and they had two sons: * Jean Zuber Jr. (1799-1853) who married Adèle Elise Oppermann and had two children; Mélanie Zuber and Jean Henri Zuber. * Frédéric Zuber (1803-1891), who married Amélie Elisabeth Frauger and had one son; Charles Eugène Zuber. Zuber died aged 79 at his residence ''La Commanderie Park'' in Rixheim Rixheim (; Alsatian: ''Rixe'') is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation. Geography .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department, in the Grand Est Regions of France, region, eastern France, close to the France–Switzerland border, Swiss and France–Germany border, German borders. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace after Strasbourg. Mulhouse is famous for its museums, especially the (also known as the , 'National Museum of the Automobile') and the (also known as , 'French Museum of the Railway'), respectively the largest automobile and railway museums in the world. An industrial town nicknamed "the French Manchester", Mulhouse is also the main seat of the Upper Alsace University, where the secretariat of the European Physical Society is found. Administration Mulhouse is a Communes of France, commune with a population of 108,312 in 2019. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
