Max Schmidheiny

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Max Schmidheiny
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Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
In office
7 December 1959 –1 December 1963
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.
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