Iwan Bally
Iwan Bally also nicked Mr. Iwan was a Swiss industrialist, philanthropist, philatelist and politician who served on the Council of States (Switzerland) from 1937 to 1943 and on the Cantonal Council of Solothurn from 1921 to 1933. He was a prominent member of the Bally family.
Bally has been involved in the management of the fashion house Bally since 1907. He served as president of the board of directors for several decades.
Early life and education
Bally was born 13 December 1876 in Schönenwerd, Switzerland, the second of four children, to Eduard Bally, industrialist who later served on the National Council, and Marie Bally, originally from Meppen in Lower Saxony. His siblings included Maria Helene von Waldkirch, Ernst Otto Bally and Eduard Bally Jr..He completed his schooling in Aarau followed by attending the Polytechnic Institute of Zürich and the University of Zürich. After his studies he completed a banking apprenticeship in Paris, France.
Personal life
On 25 September 1901, Bally married Clara Rosalie Wissmann, daughter of Ludwig Wissmann, the owner of a dairy company in Frankfurt am Main, and Emma Wissmann. They were second cousins by their shared great-grandfather Peter Bally. They had four daughters;- Marguerite Bally, married to Witto Wittstock, no issue
- Liselotte Bally, married to Robert Matter, a textile industrialist from Kölliken,
- Gertrud Bally, married to Gustav Adolf Frey, three sons and one daughter
- Alice Bally, married to Paul Mathys