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*** Dr. Auguste Kottmann (March 4, 1846-July 4, 1904) married 1872? Marie Oswald
*** Dr. Auguste Kottmann (March 4, 1846-July 4, 1904) married 1872? Marie Oswald
**** Dr. W? Kottmann
**** Dr. W? Kottmann
**** [[Ernst Kottmann|Ernst "Ernest" Kottmann]] (December 5, 1874-October 16, 1944) married Dora Stünzi (?-February 17, 1952) - Ran [[Langendorf Watch Company]] from 1899-1944 with his brother Rudolf
**** [[Ernst Kottmann|Ernst "Ernest" Kottmann-Stünzi]] (December 5, 1874-October 16, 1944) married Dora Stünzi (?-February 17, 1952) - Ran [[Langendorf Watch Company]] from 1899-1944 with his brother Rudolf
***** [[Hans Kottmann|Hans Kottmann-Simper]] (1910-December 10, 1964) married Anneliese Simper - Ran [[Langendorf Watch Company]] with his brother from 1943-1964
***** [[Hans Kottmann|Hans Kottmann-Simper]] (1910-December 10, 1964) married Anneliese Simper - Ran [[Langendorf Watch Company]] with his brother from 1943-1964
***** [[Guido Kottmann|Guido Kottmann-Portmann]] (1913-June 15, 1965) married Elsbeth Portmann - Ran [[Langendorf Watch Company]] with his brother from 1945-1965
***** [[Guido Kottmann|Guido Kottmann-Portmann]] (1913-June 15, 1965) married Elsbeth Portmann - Ran [[Langendorf Watch Company]] with his brother from 1945-1965

Latest revision as of 14:49, 19 June 2024

The Kottmann family of Solothurn founded the Langendorf Watch Company factory in Langendorf in the 1870s. This grew to be the largest watch factory in Switzerland by the turn of the 20th century and was a major watch producer for decades. The company was run by four generations of the Kottmann family: Johann, Charles, Ernst and Rudolf, and Hans and Guido. It was sold to SSIH following the sudden deaths of the latter two in 1964 and 1965. Despite this watchmaking success, the Kottmann family was better-known as influential medical doctors, pioneering surgeries and serving in government.