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Johann Heinrich Alfred Escher vom Glas, also known as Alfred Escher (20 February 1819 [citation needed] – 6 December 1882), was a Swiss politician, business leader and railway pioneer.
Alfred Escher is one of the most important personalities of Swiss politics and economic history. We are proud to call him our founder.
Alfred Escher was a dominant figure in 19th-century Zürich politics and legislator of national prominence who, as a railway magnate, became a leading opponent of railway nationalization. Quickly rising in cantonal political affairs, Escher had by 1848 become president of the Zürich government.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Johann Heinrich Alfred Escher vom Glas, genannt Alfred Escher (* 20. Februar 1819 in Zürich; † 6. Dezember 1882 in Zürich/Enge), war ein Schweizer Politiker, Wirtschaftsführer und Eisenbahnunternehmer.
Alfred Escher was the man who shaped modern Switzerland and introduced some of the most significant economic influences in the country’s history. His contributions transcended borders and mountains, leaving a global imprint, while at the same time opening the country to the world.
Alfred Escher (1819 – 1882) – the Designer of Modern Switzerland. The Swiss politician and entrepreneur Alfred Escher watches over Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse. Alfred Escher grew up at Villa Belvoir as the son of an influential Zurich family.
Erfahren Sie mehr über das beeindruckende Lebenswerk von Alfred Escher, der den Aufbruch zur modernen Schweiz nachhaltig geprägt hat. Er war ein führender Politiker, Eisenbahnpionier, Gründer der ETHZ und Projektant der Alpentransversale.
