Alfred Schwarzenbach Sr.
Alfred Schwarzenbach Sr. | |
|---|---|
 Alfred Schwarzenbach (middle) with his wife Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille (right) | |
| Member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich | |
| In office 1910–1912 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Emil Schwarzenbach 22 October 1876 Zurich, Switzerland |
| Died | 17 November 1940 (aged 64) Horgen, Switzerland |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Alfred Schwarzenbach (grandson) |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Industrialist, businessman, politician, equestrian, philanthropist |
Alfred Emil Schwarzenbach colloquially Alfred Schwarzenbach Sr. (22 October 1876 – 17 November 1940) was a Swiss industrialist, equestrian, philanthropist and politician who served on the Cantonal Council of Zurich from 1910 to 1912.[1]
Schwarzenbach served as president of Schwarzenbach Enterprises since 1904. He also held several notable board memberships such as Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC), Elektrowatt as well as Credit Suisse.[2]
Personal life
In 1904, Schwarzenbach married Maria Renée Wille, colloquially Renée Wille (1883–1959), daughter of Ulrich Wille and Clara von Bismarck (1851–1946), at Bocken estate in Horgen on Lake Zurich.[3] They had five children;
- Robert Ulrich Schwarzenbach (1904–1973), was born with congenital hearing loss, never married and without issue
- Suzanne Amelie Schwarzenbach (1906–1999), married firstly Swedish-born Torgny Eric Oehman, with whom she had one daughter.
- Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908–1942), author, writer and photographer, married to Claude Clarac (1903–1999), who was a French diplomat. Their marriage was strategically arranged.
- Alfred Friedrich August "Freddy" Schwarzenbach (1911–1998), married Itala Bianchi (1910–2002), with whom he had two daughters.
- Hans Robert "Hasi" Schwarzenbach (1913–1993), married to American-born Swiss Adrienne Elizabeth Anna Veillon (1915–2002), who was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Swiss-born father and a French-born mother. They had two sons, including Alfred Schwarzenbach, a Swiss equestrian and businessman.
Schwarzenbach passed away on 17 November 1940 in Horgen, Switzerland.[4]
References
- ↑ "Schwarzenbach, Alfred". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Base de données des élites suisses | Schwarzenbach-Wille, Alfred (1876 - 1940)". elitessuisses.unil.ch. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ "Fotomuseum Winterthur | Museum for Photography and Visual Culture | R.S. – Photo Albums by Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille". Fotomuseum Winterthur. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ "DR. SCHWARZENBACH, HEAD OF SILK FIRM; President of Federal Insurance Company of Switzerland". The New York Times. 1940-11-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-18.