Historedia
Person

Alfred Escher

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1856

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Alfred Escher, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Credit Suisse founded in Zurich as Schweizerische Kreditanstalt

    1856

    Role: Founder

    1. 16 July 1856 · ZurichOpening of the Bank

      The bank opened in Zurich in July 1856, adopting a conservative lending model focused on short-to-medium-term loans.

Sources

  1. Credit Suisse Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. Alfred Escher Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08