Alfred Emil Schwarzenbach colloquially Alfred Schwarzenbach Sr. (22 October 1876 – 17 November 1940) was a Swiss industrialist, equestrian, philanthropist and politician who served on the Cantonal Council of Zurich from 1910 to 1912.
Schwarzenbach served as president of Schwarzenbach Enterprises since 1904. He also held several notable board memberships such as Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC), Elektrowatt as well as Credit Suisse.
Personal life
In 1904, Schwarzenbach married Maria Renée Wille, colloquially Renée Wille (1883–1959), daughter of Ulrich Wille and Clara von Bismarck (1851–1946), at Bocken estate in Horgen on Lake Zurich. They had five children;
Robert Ulrich Schwarzenbach (1904–1973), was born with congenital hearing loss, never married and without issue
Suzanne Amelie Schwarzenbach (1906–1999), married firstly Swedish-born Torgny Eric Oehman, with whom she had one daughter.
Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908–1942), author, writer and photographer, married to Claude Clarac (1903–1999), who was a French diplomat. Their marriage was strategically arranged.
Alfred Friedrich August "Freddy" Schwarzenbach (1911–1998), married Itala Bianchi (1910–2002), with whom he had two daughters.
Hans Robert "Hasi" Schwarzenbach (1913–1993), married to American-born Swiss Adrienne Elizabeth Anna Veillon (1915–2002), who was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Swiss-born father and a French-born mother. They had two sons, including Alfred Schwarzenbach, a Swiss equestrian and businessman.
Schwarzenbach passed away on 17 November 1940 in Horgen, Switzerland.