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Lydia Welti Escher, (née Lydia Escher, 10 July 1858 in Zürich-Enge – 12 December 1891 in Genève-Champel) was a Swiss patron of the arts. Lydia Escher was one of the richest women in Switzerland in the 19th century, a patron of the arts who most notably established the Gottfried Keller Foundation .
Lydia Welti-Escher war eine Schweizer Mäzenin, Nachfahrin der Zürcher Patrizierfamilie Escher vom Glas, Tochter des Eisenbahnpioniers, Unternehmers und Politikers Alfred Escher, und zählte zu den wichtigsten Zürcher Persönlichkeiten und reichsten Frauen der Schweiz des 19. Jahrhunderts. Sie war mit Friedrich Emil Welti, dem Sohn ...
Feb 15, 2019 · As the 19th century drew to a close, Lydia Welti-Escher’s unhappy love affair led to the establishment of the Gottfried Keller Foundation. And the suicide of the daughter of magnate Alfred Escher.
Nov 11, 2013 · Joseph Jung: Lydia Welti-Escher (1858–1891). Biographie. Der Verlag dankt der Alfred Escher-Stiftung für grosszügige Unterstützung. Neuauflage der Biographie 2013. Die erste und zweite Auflage,...
Lydia Escher (1858-1891), daughter of the important politician and entrepreneur Alfred Escher, was married to Emil Welti, son of the Swiss Federal Council,...
Biography. Daughter of the 'Eisenbahnkönig' ('king of railwys') Alfred Escher and wife of the son of the Bundesrat Emil Welti; embarked on a passionate affair with the painter and etcher Stauffer-Bern (q.v.).
Lydia Escher (1858–1891), being a prominent Zürich patron of the arts, was honored by the Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster association on the occasion of her 150th anniversary by a commemorative plaque, located at the front of the building. [5]
