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August Rübel

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August Rübel
August Rübel portrait by Rudolf Ganz, Zürich
Born
August Rübel

1827 (1827)
Died1892 (aged 64–65)
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation(s)Businessman, silk merchant
Known for
Spouse
Rosalie Däniker
(m. 1858)
Children4, including Eduard August

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]

Early life and education

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Rübel 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ "Base de données des élites suisses | Rübel-Däniker, August (1827–1892)". www2.unil.ch. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  2. ^ "Neue Zürcher Zeitung 9. Juli 1939 Ausgabe 02 — e-newspaperarchives.ch". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  3. ^ "Untitled". Schweizerisches Handelsamtsblatt = Feuille officielle suisse du commerce = Foglio ufficiale svizzero di commercio. 1 ([7]). 1883.
  4. ^ Werner Lüdi / Zollikon Zch. / Eduard August Rübel (1876-1960)
  5. ^ "Base de données des élites suisses | Däniker, Rosalie (1838–1896)". www2.unil.ch. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Rübel von Zürich (1899) HLS/DSS