Franz Saurer (October 3, 1806 to November 28, 1882) was a German-born Swiss industrialist who founded the company which ultimately became the Adolph Saurer concern. He was also responsible for the positive economic development of the Arbon region, and through his estate his descendants endowed funds to build the city park of Arbon. He was the patriarch of the Saurer family. He was born likely around October 3, 1806 in Veringendorf, Grand Duchy of Baden, to farming parents, moved to Switzerland around 1821 at the age of 15, completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith, and married Maria Catharina Kunz on March 9, 1834, with whom he had six sons, including Adolph, later majority owner and namesake of Adolph Saurer Ltd.
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Franz Saurer (October 3, 1806, November 28, 1882) was a German-born Swiss industrialist who founded the company which ultimately became the Adolph Saurer concern.
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In 1853, Franz Saurer (1806-1882) from Veringenstadt, Germany established an iron foundry for household goods near the Swiss town of Sankt Gallen.
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