Adolf Guyer-Zeller - Jungfraujoch, Switzerland
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Adolf Guyer-Zeller (1 May 1839 – 3 April 1899) was a Swiss entrepreneur.
Waymark Code: WMP7CE
Location: Valais, Switzerland
Date Posted: 07/14/2015
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Born in Bäretswil, Switzerland on 1 May 1839, Guyer-Zeller was the son of an owner of spinning mill and creator of a textile export trade in Zürich. After the death of his father, he led the company. He studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich.
Later, he turned his attentions to what had become a booming business, the building of railways in Switzerland. He became, among other things, a president of the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB). Guyer-Zeller was also the founder of Jungfrau Railway (
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Plaque Inscription:
A. GUYER-ZELLER
1839 – 1899
SCHOPFER DER JUNGFRAUBAHN
CREATEUR DU CHEMIN DE FER
DE LA JUNGFRAU
CREATORE DELLA FRROVIA DELLA
JUNGFRAU
INITIATOR OF THE JUNGFRAU
RAILWAY