Robert Heuberger

Robert K. Heuberger (12 January 1922[2] – c. 29 January 2021[3][4]) was a Swiss real estate entrepreneur, patron of the arts and an author under the pseudonym Victor Vermont.

Robert K. Heuberger
Born(1922-01-12)12 January 1922
Olten, Switzerland
Died29 January 2021(2021-01-29) (aged 99)
OccupationSwiss real estate entrepreneur, patron and author
Spouse(s)Ruth Heuberger[1]

Life and career

Heuberger grew up poor. He completed his training at the Swiss Volksbank in Aarburg in the 1930s. As a bank and insurance buyer, he later worked for the Volksbank as an accountant, credit manager and securities specialist, then as an agency manager for the Bâloise insurance company.

Together with his wife Ruth, née Mötteli (* 1924, † 2016),[5] Heuberger founded Siska Heuberger Holding AG in 1954, with which he implemented a series of major building projects, especially in eastern Switzerland, with the construction of about 1000 apartments in Winterthur. According to the economic magazine's BILANZ, he had assets of approximately CHF300 to 500 million in 2012.[6]

He was the father of the entrepreneurs Günther and Rainer Heuberger.[7]

Engagement

Heuberger's public commitments include funding for the establishment of the Club of Rome in Winterthur, setting up the non-profit «Robert and Ruth Heuberger Foundation», as well as founding an innovation prize for young entrepreneurs. In 2007, the City of Winterthur awarded him the prize of the "Winterthur Lion". In 2013, Heuberger opposed the popular initiative to abolish conscription by means of double-page advertisements.

Honors

The asteroid 82232 Heuberger, discovered by Markus Griesser at the Swiss Eschenberg Observatory in 2001, has been named in honor of Robert and Ruth Heuberger's commitment to social and cultural institutions.[8] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 13 July 2004 (M.P.C. 52327).[9]

References
  1. "Heuberger, Robert K." The Club of Rome. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. "Robert K. Heuberger, Immobilen-Unternehmer, *1922". Winterthur Glossar. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. Lüönd, Karl (2 February 2021). "Aufsteiger, Geschäftsmann, Mäzen: Der Winterthurer Immobilienunternehmer Robert Heuberger ist verstorben". NZZ.
  4. Albo, Dale. "Falleció Roberto Frojuello: el primer brasileño que jugó por Colo Colo". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. "Trauerfall Heuberger Ruth Lina". Todesanzeigenportal Schweiz. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. Marc Tribelhorn (18 January 2014). "Aus dem Leben eines Tycoons". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. Marco Metzler (23 June 2013). "Überschätze dich selbst!" (PDF). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  8. "82232 Heuberger (2001 JU)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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