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Leopold Bachmann
Leopold Bachmann (February 22, 1933 - December 26, 2021) was a Swiss real estate mogul, investor, and philanthropist. Life and work Bachmann was born near Innsbruck in Tyrol. He grew up with four siblings and moved to Switzerland in 1954 to study. He was initially employed as a civil engineer before starting to develop housing projects of his own in 1963. He became known for his fast and efficient construction methods. While most of Switzerland's new real estate was focused on luxury housing, he chose to build apartments for middle and lower-earning tenants as well as families with children, leading the media to give him the title "low-cost builder of the nation". He built around 1,500 rental apartments in large estates in Zürich, Winterthur and Uster between 1998 and 2003. He accused the construction industry of "building far too expensively" and thus failing to meet the needs of families and lower-income groups. In 2002, Bachmann was one of the largest private housing provide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Bachmann, 2002
Leopold may refer to: People * Leopold (given name), including a list of people named Leopold or Léopold * Leopold (surname) Fictional characters * Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons'' * Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of James Joyce's ''Ulysses'' * Leopold "Leo" Fitz, on the television series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' * Leopold "Butters" Stotch, on the television series ''South Park'' * General Leopold von Flockenstuffen, on the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' * Leopold the Cat, the protagonist of a Soviet/Russian animated short film series * Leopold, 3rd Duke of Albany, a lead character of ''Kate & Leopold'', a 2001 romantic comedy film * Leopold Slikk, an alias of Norman Kochanowski known for Angry German Kid Businesses *Leopold (publisher), a Netherlands-based publishing company *Leopold Bros., an American micro-distiller * Leopold Cafe, Colaba, Mumbai, India (attacked during the 26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks) *Leopold's Ice Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rüschlikon
Rüschlikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Horgen District, Horgen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zürich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. It is located on the west shore of Lake Zürich. Coat of arms Its coat of arms features a white shield showing a red rose with a yellow center and a green two-leaved plant stem, stem. History Earliest archaeological findings are grave mounds from the early Iron Age Hallstatt culture (800-450BC) on the Zimmerberg mountain. (German) retrieved 12 December 2013 The name of Rüschlikon is Alemannic German, Alemannic and first appears in documents around 1153 as ''Ruoslinchoven''. In the early 1980s, Rüschlikon blocked off many of the smaller side streets from Thalwil so that traffic between Zürich and Thalwil would be unable to use them. The Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue is based in Rüschlikon. The centre is built in the grounds of the Villa Bodmer, which was owned by the Swiss industrial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |