Max Schmidheiny

Max Schmidheiny
Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
In office
7 December 1959 – 1 December 1963
ConstituencyCanton of St. Gallen
Member of the Cantonal Council of St. Gallen
In office
1948–1958
Personal details
Born
Max Schmidheiny

(1908-04-03)3 April 1908
Castle Heerbrugg, Balgach, Switzerland
Died19 August 1991(1991-08-19) (aged 83)
Altstätten, Switzerland
Spouse
Adda Scherrer
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(m. 1944)​
Children4, including Thomas and Stephan

Max Schmidheiny (3 April 1908 – 19 August 1991) was a Swiss industrialist, politician and philanthropist who founded the Max Schmidheiny Foundation.[1] He also served on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1959 to 1963 and previously on the Cantonal Council of St. Gallen between 1948 and 1958 for the Free Democratic Party.[2]

In 1984, he divided the family construction materials empire between his sons, with Thomas Schmidheiny inheriting Holcim (the concrete and cement company) and Stephan Schmidheiny the construction company Eternit.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Max Schmidheiny-Stiftung | Founder Max Schmidheiny". www.max-schmidheiny.foundation. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "The World's Billionaires: Thomas Schmidheiny". Forbes. Retrieved 26 January 2017.