Im Thurn, Johann Conrad
21. January 1809 – 7. January 1882
Swiss entrepreneur, partner and later owner of an international trading house in London; in 1853 he became a partner in the Schaffhausen–Winterthur railway “Rheinfallbahn”.
Johann Conrad Im Thurn was a good friend of Johann Conrad Fischer. The latter visited Im Thurn several times during his stays in London.
Traveljournal 1845
Traveljournal 1846
- Fischer enjoys two “Sandwitchers” in London, 19 October 1846
- A visit to the photographic pioneers Willat and Croucher, 20 October 1846
- “Hochrheinbahn”, steel casting and street paving, 21 October 1846
- Fischer inspects the atmospheric railway, 22 October 1846
- Brande, the Bank of England and a visit to Old Fenn, 23 October 1846
- Fischer picks up his photographs and meets a new travelling companion, 2 November 1846
- Last errands and departure from London, 3 November 1846
Traveljournal 1851
- Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.
- Jezler, Ferdinand: Johann Conrad Im Thurn. In: Schaffhauser Biographien I (Schaffhauser Beiträge zur vaterländischen Geschichte 33/1956), S. 311–316 (E-Periodica, Stand 8.2.2023).
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