Adolf Guyer-Zeller (1 May 1839 – 3 April 1899) was a
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entrepreneur.
Born in
Bäretswil,
Switzerland
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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
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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
HSBC Guyerzeller Bank AG, a member of the HSBC Group, was a Swiss private bank advising individuals and families in all matters of wealth management, investment advice and trust services. Its head office was in Zurich, and it had two branches in G ...
in 1894, which became fully owned by
HSBC
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in 2004.
On 3 April 1899, Guyer-Zeller, aged 59, died of a heart attack in
Zürich.
Gallery
Baeretswil Neuthal Spinnerei.jpg, Spinning mill in Neuthal.
Baeretswil Weissenbachbruecke DVZO.jpg, Train passing in front of the mill.
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1839 births
1899 deaths
People from Hinwil District
HSBC people
Swiss railway entrepreneurs
19th-century Swiss businesspeople