Simon Koshland (1825–1896) was a Kingdom of Bavaria-born American businessman, and wool merchant. He is the patriarch of the Koshland and

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of San Francisco.The Jews of San Francisco, by

Martin A. Meyer Martin Abraham Meyer (January 15, 1879 – June 27, 1923) was a Jewish-American rabbi. Life Meyer was born on January 15, 1879, in San Francisco, California, the son of Charles Meyer and Louisa Silberstein. Meyer attended public school in San Fr ...

, Ph.D., Emanu-El, San Francisco, June 1916

Biography

Simon Koshland was born in

Ichenhausen Ichenhausen is a town in the district of Günzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Günz, 9 km south of Günzburg. History Early history The Lords of Roth had been feudal lord of the village since the early 14th centur ...

Kingdom of Bavaria The Kingdom of Bavaria (german: Königreich Bayern; ; spelled ''Baiern'' until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German E ...

in 1825. In 1850, he immigrated to Sacramento via Panama with his older brother where they opened a general merchandise store. In 1862, he moved to San Francisco after his store was burned down in a flood where he and his brother opened a wool house named ''Koshland Brothers''. The company eventually morphed into ''Koshland & Sons'' and became the leading wool house in America. Koshland retired in the 1890s; his sons and sons-in-law continued the family business.

Personal life

Koshland married Rosina Franenthal of Philadelphia; they had 8 children: Isidore, Joseph, Marcus, Henrietta, Caroline, Frances, Montefiore, Abraham, and Jesse. His daughter Frances married

Abraham Haas Abraham Haas (1847–August 8, 1921) was an American businessman, co-founder of the Hellman, Haas & Co. (which became Smart & Final), and patriarch of the Haas family. Biography Haas was born to a Jewish family in Reckendorf, Kingdom of Bavaria ...

, and his son Marcus had a son,

Daniel E. Koshland Sr. Daniel E. Koshland Sr. (18921979) was an American businessman who served as CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. Biography Koshland was born to a Jewish family in San Francisco, the son of Marcus Koshland and Corinne Schweitzer.

, who married Eleanor Haas, the daughter of

. He was a member of Ohabai Shalome Congregation; and later Temple Emanu-El. He died in 1896, and is buried at Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma, California.

Descendants

Some of Koshland's descendants include: *Simon Koshland **Isidore Koshland **Joseph Koshland (1854-1940) **Marcus Simon Koshland (1858-1930) ***Daniel E. Koshland Sr. (1892-1979) m. Eleanor Haas ****

Daniel E. Koshland Jr. Daniel Edward Koshland Jr. (March 30, 1920July 23, 2007) was an American biochemist. He reorganized the study of biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and was the editor of the leading U.S. science journal, ''Science'', from 1985 ...

Marian Koshland Marian Elliott "Bunny" Koshland (October 25, 1921 – October 28, 1997) was an American immunologist who discovered that the differences in amino acid composition of antibodies explain the efficiency and effectiveness with which they comba ...

(née Elliot)(1921-1997) *****Ellen Koshland *****Phyllis "Phylp" Koshland *****James Koshland *****Gail Koshland ***** Douglas Koshland (1953-) m. Mary Porter ****Frances "Sissy" Koshland (1921–2019) m. Theodore H. Geballe (1920-2021) *****Gordon Theodore Geballe *****Alison Frances Geballe ***** Adam Phillip Geballe *****Monica Ruth Geballe *****Jennifer Corinne Geballe *****Ernest Henry Geballe ****Phyllis Koshland Friedman **Henrietta Koshland Sinsheimer (1860-????) **Caroline Koshland Greenebaum (1863-1946) **Frances “Fanny” Koshland (1865-1949) m.

(1847-1921) *** Walter A. Haas Sr. (1889-1979) ****

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(1924-1996) m.

Richard Goldman Richard N. Goldman (April 16, 1920 – November 29, 2010) was an American billionaire philanthropist who was the co-founder of the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1990 with his wife, Rhoda Goldman. He founded the insurance company Goldman Insuran ...

*****

John D. Goldman John D. Goldman (born August 18, 1949) is an American businessman and philanthropist in San Francisco, California. He is a member of the Haas family through his mother. Biography Goldman was born to a American Jews, Jewish family on August 18, 19 ...

m. Marcia Koshland ******Aaron Goldman (1980-) ******Jessica Goldman Foung (1983-) ***** Douglas E. Goldman m. Lisa Goldman ******Jennifer Goldman ******Jason Goldman ******Matthew Goldman *****

Susan R. Gelman Susie Gelman is an American activist and philanthropist who serves as the chairwoman of the Israel Policy Forum. Biography Gelman was born Susan Goldman the daughter of Rhoda (née Haas) and Richard Goldman. She has three brothers: John D. Gold ...

m. Michael Gelman *****Richard W. Goldman ****** Daniel Sachs Goldman (1976-) **** Peter E. Haas (1918-2005) ***** Peter E. Haas Jr. *****Margaret Haas Jones *****Michael Stern Haas ****

Walter A. Haas Jr. Walter A. Haas Jr. (January 24, 1916 – September 20, 1995) was President and CEO (1958–1976) and Chairman (1970–1981) of Levi Strauss & Co, succeeding his father Walter A. Haas (1889–1979). He led the company in its growth from a region ...

(1916-1995) m.

Evelyn Danzig Haas Evelyn D. Haas (1917 – February 3, 2010) was a San Francisco Bay Area civic leader and philanthropist. She was the co-founder of the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund which has contributed more than $364 million to Bay Area cultural, civic, an ...

(1917-2010) *****

Bob Haas Robert D. Haas (born 1942) is the chairman emeritus of Levi Strauss & Co., son of Walter A. Haas Jr., and the great-great-grandnephew of the company's founder, Levi Strauss. Biography Born and raised in San Francisco, Robert (Bob) Haas rece ...

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Walter J. Haas Walter J. Haas is an American businessman and former president of the Oakland Athletics (1990–1992) and co-chairman of the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund. Biography Haas was born the son of Evelyn (née Danzig) and Walter A. Haas Jr.

***Charles Haas ***Ruth Haas Lilienthal ***Eleanor Haas Koshland **Montefiore T. Koshland (born 1868) **Abraham Koshland (1869–1944) **Jesse Koshland (1871–1966)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koshland, Simon 1825 births American company founders People from Günzburg (district) 1896 deaths Bavarian emigrants to the United States Businesspeople from California Koshland family 19th-century American businesspeople Burials at Home of Peace Cemetery (Colma, California)