Robert
Winterhalder
Born in Schollach, Neustadt, Freiburg, Baden, Deutschland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna Paulina Winterhalder
— married
3 Jun 1901 in Schollach, Neustadt, Freiburg, Baden, Deutschland
Father of
Nikolaus Winterhalder
Died
at age 65
in Schollach, Neustadt, Freiburg, Baden, Deutschland
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Biography
Robert was born in 1866. He married Anna Paulina Winterhalder, Titisee-Saig, Seehof in 1901. They had 3 children. He was farmer and innkeeper on Schneckenhof, Schollach, between 1893 and 1932. He passed away in 1932. [1]
He was inventor of the world wide first ski lift in 1908. In 1909 he received the corresponding patent for Germany, Norway, Sweden, Austria and Switzerland. In 1910 also for France. He never had the chance to earn a lot of money with his invention. [2]
Researche Notes
- http://www.schollach.de/index.php/skilift
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Winterhalder
- https://www.hochschwarzwald.de/attraktionen/der-erste-skilift-der-welt-7f6ecf580d
- https://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/suedschwarzwald-wo-der-skilift-erfunden-wurde-a-1019481.html
- https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/idee-aus-dem-schwarzwald-wie-der-skilift-erfunden-wurde/11242024-all.html
- https://freiburg-schwarzwald.de/schollach-skilift.htm
Sources
- ↑ Arbeitskreis Ortschronik Schollach: Schala, Schola, Schollach – Chronik einer Schwarzwaldgemeinde, 3. Auflage (2008), Seite 346
- ↑ Arbeitskreis Ortschronik Schollach: Schala, Schola, Schollach – Chronik einer Schwarzwaldgemeinde, 3. Auflage (2008), Seite 203 bis 209
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