Salomon Volkart
1816–1893 (age 77)
Biography
Salomon Volkart (21 May 1816 – 24 December 1893) was a Swiss merchant and radical politician from Winterthur, known for his pioneering role in maritime trade between Europe and India. He co-founded the trading company Gebrüder Volkart with his brother Johann Georg Volkart in 1851, which became one of Switzerland's most successful international trading firms.