Willem Jan Holsboer

Willem Jan Holsboer

Dutch businessperson (1834–1898)1

Willem Jan Holsboer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm jɑn ˈhɔlsbuːr]; 23 August 1834 – 8 June 1898), also referred to as simply Jan Holsboer or as W. J. Holsboer, was a Dutch-born Swiss businessman, hotelier and pioneer of the tourism and railroad industry. Most notably he was the founder of Rhaetian Railway and patron of the tourism destination Davos.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Willem Jan Holsboer (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 23, 1834, died Jun 8, 1898.1

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