Swiss in Greater Milwaukee
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Maralyn A. Wellauer-Lenius | ISBN: | 9781439640951 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | October 11, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Maralyn A. Wellauer-Lenius |
| ISBN: | 9781439640951 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | October 11, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
A few men and women, mostly from German-speaking cantons, pioneered this remarkable Swiss community in the mid-1830s. Thousands who followed in their footsteps participated actively in the development of a vibrant new city, branding it with a unique style of efficiency and progressivism. The immigrants and their progeny prospered and distinguished themselves in various fields of science, commerce, art, and industry. They helped launch Charlie Chaplin�s career, produced coumarin used in flavorings and perfumes, wrote a popular guide for 19th-century immigrants, and helped shape the nation�s banking industry. Among their finest were Milwaukee�s first archbishop, a world-renowned surgeon, an elected governor, an influential radical �free-thinker,� a kindergarten pioneer, a wine grower, a successful whiskey distiller, and a prolific architect.
A few men and women, mostly from German-speaking cantons, pioneered this remarkable Swiss community in the mid-1830s. Thousands who followed in their footsteps participated actively in the development of a vibrant new city, branding it with a unique style of efficiency and progressivism. The immigrants and their progeny prospered and distinguished themselves in various fields of science, commerce, art, and industry. They helped launch Charlie Chaplin�s career, produced coumarin used in flavorings and perfumes, wrote a popular guide for 19th-century immigrants, and helped shape the nation�s banking industry. Among their finest were Milwaukee�s first archbishop, a world-renowned surgeon, an elected governor, an influential radical �free-thinker,� a kindergarten pioneer, a wine grower, a successful whiskey distiller, and a prolific architect.
