August Rübel (September 20, 1827 – October 10, 1892) was a German-born American businessman and silk merchant who is most notably known for founding Maggi as well as Abegg & Rübel in 1861, together with Carl Abegg-Arter, once the wealthiest Swiss citizen.[1][2][3]
August Rübel | |
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 August Rübel portrait by Rudolf Ganz, Zürich | |
| Born | August Rübel 1827 |
| Died | 1892 (aged 64–65) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, silk merchant |
| Known for |
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| Spouse |
Rosalie Däniker (m. 1858) |
| Children | 4, including Eduard August |
Early life and education
editRübel was born on September 20, 1827, in Elberfeld, Kingdom of Prussia, to Johann Peter Rübel (1781–1865) and Anna Gertrud Rübel (née Kamp; 1791–1871). His father was a wealthy farmer who also was a yarn manufacturer.
Ultimately, Rübel became a merchant and emigrated to the United States, where he was primarily active in silk trading in New York City and Philadelphia.[4]
Personal lifer
editIn 1858, Rübel married Rosalie Däniker (1838–1896), a daughter of Johann Heinrich Däniker and Katharina Cäcilia Däniker (née Haller).[5] Rosalie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as her father, a merchant, had business there in the 1830s.[6] The Däniker family was well-established in the city of Zürich and belonged to several guilds. They had four children;
- Helene Rübel (born 1862), never married
- Cäcilie Rübel (born 1863), never married
- Alexander Rübel (1867–1912), married to Florence Taber Toel (1876–1917), of New York City, three children.
- Eduard August Rübel (1876–1960), married to Anna Luise Blass (1882–1978), three children.
Rübel died in 1892 at Plantanenhof in Zürich, Switzerland. He remained a U.S. citizen for the majority of his life, only his youngest son became a Swiss citizen in Zürich in 1899.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Base de données des élites suisses | Rübel-Däniker, August (1827–1892)". www2.unil.ch. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "Neue Zürcher Zeitung 9. Juli 1939 Ausgabe 02 — e-newspaperarchives.ch". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "Untitled". Schweizerisches Handelsamtsblatt = Feuille officielle suisse du commerce = Foglio ufficiale svizzero di commercio. 1 ([7]). 1883.
- ^ Werner Lüdi / Zollikon Zch. / Eduard August Rübel (1876-1960)
- ^ "Base de données des élites suisses | Däniker, Rosalie (1838–1896)". www2.unil.ch. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ Ziegler-Witschi, Béatrice (January 1988). "Schweizerische Kaufleute in Brasilien im 19. Jahrhundert". Jahrbuch für Geschichte Lateinamerikas. 25 (1). doi:10.7767/jbla.1988.25.1.141. ISSN 2194-3680.
- ^ Rübel von Zürich (1899) HLS/DSS