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Paul Sacher

1906 - 1999

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Paul Sacher (28 April 1906 – 26 May 1999) was a Swiss conductor, patron and billionaire businessman. At the time of his death Sacher was majority shareholder of pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche and was considered the third richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$13 billion. He founded and conducted the Basler Kammerorchester (1926–1987). He commissioned notable works of composers of the 20th century and premiered them with the chamber orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Sacher is the 383rd most popular businessperson (down from 351st in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 325th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swiss Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Paul Sacher ranks 383 out of 847. Before him are Johanna Quandt, Arnold Rothstein, Dieter Zetsche, Akio Toyoda, Henry E. Steinway, and Thierry Breton. After him are Douglas Tompkins, Norio Ohga, Satya Nadella, Tanaka Hisashige, Oleg Deripaska, and Tatsumi Kimishima.

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Among people born in 1906, Paul Sacher ranks 184. Before him are Walter Legge, René Huyghe, William J. Brennan Jr., Igor Moiseyev, Sergei Gerasimov, and Harry Hammond Hess. After him are Nils Axelsson, Rolf Singer, Ulanhu, Fazıl Küçük, Ango Sakaguchi, and Agniya Barto. Among people deceased in 1999, Paul Sacher ranks 120. Before him are Moondog, Flávio Costa, Grete Stern, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Vazgen Sargsyan, and Giant Baba. After him are Ian Bannen, Mario Soldati, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Muhammad al-Sadr, Bob Peck, and Hendrick Chin A Sen.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Paul Sacher ranks 342 out of 1,015. Before him are Charles Journet (1891), Saint Othmar (689), Bertrand Piccard (1958), Othmar Schoeck (1886), Maximilian Ulysses Browne (1705), and Johann Baptist Cysat (1585). After him are Samuel Schmid (1947), Henri Druey (1799), Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777), Casimir de Candolle (1836), Daniel Schmid (1941), and Jules Gilliéron (1854).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Switzerland

Among businesspeople born in Switzerland, Paul Sacher ranks 12. Before him are César Ritz (1850), Peter Sauber (1943), Meyer Guggenheim (1828), Umberto Agnelli (1934), Daniel Peter (1836), and Julius Maggi (1846). After him are Gustav Wiederkehr (1905), Walter Wild (1872), Josef Ackermann (1948), Marc Faber (1946), Bob Lutz (1932), and Esther Dyson (1951).

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