| Max Schmidheiny | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Council (Switzerland) | |
| In office 7 December 1959 – 1 December 1963 | |
| Constituency | Canton 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 |
| Died | 19 August 1991(1991-08-19) (aged 83) Altstätten, Switzerland |
| Spouse |
Adda Scherrer (m. 1944) |
| Children | 4, 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. 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.
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.
References
- "Max Schmidheiny-Stiftung | Founder Max Schmidheiny". www.max-schmidheiny.foundation. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- "The World's Billionaires: Thomas Schmidheiny". Forbes. Retrieved 26 January 2017.