Werner L. Oswald
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16 March 1904
- Industrialist
- Businessman
Werner L. Oswald | |
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 Oswald, c. 1965 | |
| Born | Werner L. Oswald 16 March 1904 Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Died | 23 February 1979 (aged 74) Zürich, Switzerland |
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| Known for | Founding and leading EMS-Chemie |
| Spouse |
Éleonore Mathys
(m. 1944; died 1979) |
Werner L. Oswald (16 March 1904 - 23 February 1979)[1] was a Swiss industrialist and businessman who was most prominently known for founding the EMS-Chemie conglomerate in 1936 which was taken over by the Blocher family after his death.[2]
Oswald was born on 16 March 1904 in Lucerne, Switzerland to Arthur Oswald. His father was an attorney and member of the executive council of the Canton of Lucerne.[3] He had one younger brother, Victor Oswald (born 1909), who served as the president of the board of EMS-Chemie in 1980.[4] He completed the schools in Gais and Trogen, before attending the Agricultural School of Langenthal. Subsequently, he completed studies at the Federal Institute of Technology where he completed a doctorate.[5]
