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Johann Heinrich Alfred Escher vom Glas, also known as Alfred Escher (20 February 1819 [citation needed] – 6 December 1882), was a Swiss politician, business leader and railway pioneer.
As a key figure behind the construction of the first Gotthard tunnel as well as the founding of the forerunners to both Credit Suisse and ETH Zurich, Alfred Escher had a profound and lasting impact on Switzerland's transition to the modern age.
Alfred Escher is one of the most important personalities of Swiss politics and economic history. We are proud to call him our founder.
Alfred Escher was a dominant figure in 19th-century Zürich politics and legislator of national prominence who, as a railway magnate, became a leading opponent of railway nationalization. Quickly rising in cantonal political affairs, Escher had by 1848 become president of the Zürich government.
Zurich-born Alfred Escher was the outstanding figure in the political and economic life of 19th century Switzerland. He was a pioneer who was able to make the most of the dynamic environment that existed during the founding years of the new federal state.
Johann Heinrich Alfred Escher vom Glas, genannt Alfred Escher (* 20. Februar 1819 in Zürich; † 6. Dezember 1882 in Zürich/Enge), war ein Schweizer Politiker, Wirtschaftsführer und Eisenbahnunternehmer.
Der Bau des ersten Gotthardtunnels, die Gründung der heutigen Credit Suisse oder der Aufbau der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ): Der Zürcher Alfred Escher hat den Aufbruch zur modernen Schweiz nachhaltig geprägt.
