Heinrich Ryffel
Heinrich Ryffel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 February 1804 Stäfa, Switzerland |
| Died | 4 September 1880 (aged 76) Wetzikon, Switzerland |
| Occupations | Industrialist, politician |
| Spouse | Johanna Magdalena Huber |
Heinrich Ryffel (12 February 1804 – 4 September 1880) was a Swiss cotton manufacturer and politician from Stäfa.[1]
Biography
Ryffel was the son of Hans Rudolf, a home worker and innkeeper, and of Regula Köller. In 1828 he married Johanna Magdalena Huber, daughter of Johann Felix, a tanner and manufacturer. From the age of eight he worked in a factory at Stäfa, and later in Alsace and Basel. As an overseer in the spinning mill of his future father-in-law at Medikon (in the municipality of Wetzikon), he took over the business in 1829. He built a cotton-spinning mill at Glattfelden (1854–1855), which employed 200 people.[1]
A co-founder of the secondary school of Wetzikon (1832), Ryffel was president of its school commission (1851–1872). He was a deputy in the Grand Council of Zürich (1846–1879). A convinced Radical, he campaigned in the 1850s for the construction of a railway line toward Wetzikon.[1]
References
This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Ryffel, Heinrich, Christian Baertschi, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Bibliography
- Bülach-Dielsdorfer Volksfreund, 15 and 22 September 1880