Modern Switzerland stands as a hub of business, trade and commerce. But it may surprise you to learn that this wasn’t always the case, with this only coming about thanks to the work of one man: Alfred Escher.
The man behind numerous companies such as Credit Suisse, Swiss Life, Gotthard Railway and the now-defunct Swiss Northeastern Railway, Alfred Escher used his immense political and economic power to remake Switzerland in his image… something that continues to this day!