Jean Zuber Explained

Jean Zuber
Birth Name:	Jean Zuber
Birth Date:	1 May 1773
Birth Place:	Mulhouse, Kingdom of France
Death Place:	Rixheim, Kingdom of France
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Industrialist
Years Active:	1797-1852
Known For:	Founding Zuber & Cie
Children:	2
Relatives:	Henri Zuber (grandson)
Honours:	Legion of Honour (1834)

Jean Zuber (1 May 1773 - 8 August 1852) was an industrialist from Alsace who is primarily known for founding the wallpaper company Zuber & Cie in Rixheim in 1797.^{[1] [2] [3]} In 1834, he was awarded the Legion of Honour for his industrial achievements.^[4] He was the grandfather of French landscape painter Henri Zuber.

Personal life

On 8 August 1796, Zuber married Elisabeth Spoerlin (5 February 1775 - 20 September 1856) and they had two sons:

• Jean Zuber Jr. (1799-1853) who married Adèle Elise Oppermann and had two children; Mélanie Zuber and Jean Henri Zuber.^{[5] [6]}
• Frédéric Zuber (1803-1891), who married Amélie Elisabeth Frauger and had one son; Charles Eugène Zuber.^{[5] [6]}

Zuber died aged 79 at his residence La Commanderie Park in Rixheim.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Création . JWeb . The ZUBER factory or two centuries of wallpaper . 2023-10-16 . www.zuber.fr . en.
2. Web site: Zuber: The Art of French Scenic Wallpaper SFO Museum . 2023-10-16 . www.sfomuseum.org.
3. Web site: ZUBER – Fifth Avenue . 2023-10-16 . en-US.
4. Web site: Ministre de la culture - Base Léonore . 2023-10-16 . www2.culture.gouv.fr.
5. Web site: Family tree of Jean ZUBER . 2023-10-16 . Geneanet . en.
6. Web site: Mellby . Julie . 2014-09-05 . Zuber/Spoerlin family tree . 2023-10-16 . Graphic Arts . en-US.