David Sprüngli
David Sprüngli (20 October 1776 – 14 February 1862) was a Swiss businessman, prominent in Zürich. There, in 1836, he established David Sprüngli & Son, a confectioners that is today known as Confiserie Sprüngli.
David Sprüngli | |
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 Portrait of Sprüngli from the first half of the 19th century | |
| Born | 20 October 1776 Andelfingen, Switzerland |
| Died | 14 February 1862 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | confectioner |
| Known for | founding Confiserie Sprüngli |
Early life
Sprüngli was born in Andelfingen, a municipality of Zürich, Switzerland, to Hans Heinrich Sprüngli and Elisabetha Karrer.[1]
Career
In 1819, Sprüngli, then a poor journeyman baker, joined a locally well-established Zürichsugar bakery. When his boss died, in 1836, he bought the business from his boss's widow.[2]
In 1836, Sprüngli purchased a house and shop on Zürich's Marktgasse and founded David Sprüngli & Son with Rudolf.[2]
Lindt & Sprüngli, a partnership between Rodolphe Lindt and David Sprüngli, began in 1845,[3] the same year David Sprüngli & Son moved to Zürich's Paradeplatz.[2]
Personal life
In 1804, Sprüngli married Regula Rosenberger. He remarried, in 1812, to Katharina Schwarz, with whom he had sons David Sprüngli-Schmidlin (born 1814) and Rudolf Sprüngli-Ammann (born 1816).[1]
Death
Sprüngli died in 1862, aged 85.[1]
References
- Sprüngli-Dynastie: Am Anfang stand ein Schoggi-Pionie. 2012. ISSN 1422-8971.
- International Directory of Company Histories, volume 27. 1999. p. 102.
- "Lindt history". Lindt Chocolate. Retrieved 9 October 2022.