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Walter Wild

1872 - 1953

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Walter Wild, known in Catalan as Gualteri Wild (13 October 1872 – 16 December 1953), was a Swiss engineer, tradesman, footballer, and one of the twelve founders of Barcelona. He was club's first president for 513 days from 13 December 1899 to 27 December 1900, being re-elected three times, but eventually resigning due to work. He combined his duties as president with playing, having played total of ten matches for the club including the first one. His main achievement for the club was getting its first home ground at Hotel Casanovas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Wild is the 536th most popular businessperson (down from 448th in 2019), the 532nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 439th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Swiss Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Walter Wild ranks 536 out of 847. Before him are Gene Haas, Jean-Michel Aulas, Gilbert Kaplan, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Gautam Adani, and Jean-Paul Agon. After him are Jim Marshall, Mo Ibrahim, Anders Hejlsberg, Eike Batista, Richard Hilton, and Hermann Josef Abs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Walter Wild ranks 163. Before him are Henri Hubert, Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols, Wivi Lönn, Mehdi Frashëri, Forest Ray Moulton, and Manuel Márquez Sterling. After him are Adolphe Grisel, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Anna von Mildenburg, Otto Bahr Halvorsen, Alice Salomon, and Joseph Barcroft. Among people deceased in 1953, Walter Wild ranks 146. Before him are Vladas Mironas, Bogdan Kobulov, Norman Ross, Kaarlo Koskelo, Karel Domin, and Edmund Dulac. After him are Sven Gustaf Wingqvist, Dimitri Arakishvili, Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, Ekvtime Takaishvili, Oliver Campbell, and Annie Kenney.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Walter Wild ranks 532 out of 1,015. Before him are Walter Steiner (1951), Albert Eschenmoser (1925), Walter Weiler (1903), Roger Bocquet (1921), Ernst Wetter (1877), and Pipilotti Rist (1962). After him are Hans Gerschwiler (1920), Ueli Steck (1976), Gaudenzio Marconi (1841), Frank Séchehaye (1907), Hedy Schlunegger (1923), and Arnold Henry Guyot (1807).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Switzerland

Among businesspeople born in Switzerland, Walter Wild ranks 14. Before him are Meyer Guggenheim (1828), Umberto Agnelli (1934), Daniel Peter (1836), Julius Maggi (1846), Paul Sacher (1906), and Gustav Wiederkehr (1905). After him are Josef Ackermann (1948), Marc Faber (1946), Bob Lutz (1932), and Esther Dyson (1951).

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