Santiago Schaerer
Santiago Schaerer | |
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Schaerer in 1890 | |
| Born | Jakob Otto Schärer 6 June 1834 |
| Died | 28 January 1895 (aged 60) |
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| Known for | Founder of Nueva Helvecia and San Bernardino, Paraguay |
| Spouses | Katharina Karoline Müller
(m. 1855; died 1861)Elizabeth Vera y Aragon
(m. 1869) |
| Children | 5, including Eduardo Schaerer |
Santiago Otto Schaerer Kuenzli (né Jakob Otto Schärer; 6 June 1834 – 28 January 1895) was a Swiss trader, settler and important colonizer in South America. He was the founder and administrator of several Swiss colonies, most prominently Nueva Helvecia in Uruguay and San Bernardino in Paraguay. He was the father of the 25th president of Paraguay Eduardo Schaerer and grandfather of businessman and journalist Arturo Schaerer.