Johann Peter Jelmoli (

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Giovanni Pietro Guglielmoli; 1794 – 19 November 1860) was an Italian businessman and merchant who founded the

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Jelmoli Jelmoli (officially Jelmoli Ltd.) is a Swiss department store founded in 1833 by Johann Peter Jelmoli in Zürich, Switzerland. It was the oldest and largest of its kind in Switzerland. After its 190th anniversary the store will be officially clo ...

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Personal life

In 1813, Jelmoli married Anna Maria Ciolina, daughter of Giovanni Pietro Ciolina, who was a wealthy merchant who was partner in a textile firm in

Mannheim, Germany Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

. Jelmoli completed his apprenticeship with him and rose up to leading the Swiss subsidiaries of ''Ciolina Brothers'' in Switzerland. They had one son; * Franz Andreas Jelmoli (1814–1892), married Anna Maria Christmann of

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

, they had five children; Philippine Ponti (

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Jelmoli; 1863–1939), Philipp Jelmoli (1847–1909), Franz Anton Jelmoli (1851–1928) and Angela Jelmoli. Jelmoli settled in Zurich in 1833, where he changed his name from ''Guglielmoli'' to the more

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Jelmoli. He died there on 19 November 1860 aged 65.

References

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