# Hans Jacob Rieter

> Hans Jacob Rieter was a Swiss merchant from Winterthur. In 1796 he, his brother Bernhard and Bernhard Greuter founded the trading company Greuter & Rieter, which he ran alone from 1805 and which became the most important company in its sector in Switzerland. He died after an attack by highway robbers on his way to the Frankfurt fair.

*Swiss merchant (1766-1811)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** Switzerland
- **Born:** 1766
- **Died:** 1811-05-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Hans Jacob Rieter was a Swiss merchant from Winterthur. In 1796 he, his brother Bernhard and Bernhard Greuter founded the trading company Greuter & Rieter, which he ran alone from 1805 and which became the most important company in its sector in Switzerland. He died after an attack by highway robbers on his way to the Frankfurt fair.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.3
- **Momentum:** 4.6

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21033507)

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