Johann Zacherl

Johann Zacherl (* 1814 in Munich, † June 30, 1888 in Vienna ) was an Austrian manufacturer.

Zacherl learned in his father's business in the occupation of pewterer. After finishing his apprenticeship he went to the " rolling ", which led him over to Vienna and Odessa to Tbilisi. In Tbilisi married Zacherl, but his wife died at the birth of his son. In 1842 he founded a company for trade between Vienna and Tbilisi. He imported tea, carpets and insect repellent to Vienna and exported metal products, medical devices and toys to Tbilisi. The most important commodity of Zacherl was on pyrethrum -based, highly effective insecticide Zacherlin which he drove from Vienna throughout Europe.

Johann Zacherl came to Vienna in 1854 and married a year later, Anna Haas from Munich. He opened a shop in the inner city and acquired in 1863 the privilege of producing a insect repellent that he called Zacherl 's insects tödtende tincture ( Zacherlin ). The preparation was carried out in 1870 in the Nußwaldgasse in Unterdöbling, 1873, he presented four workers already manufactures 600 tonnes of the powder. In a bleaching Zacherl also made it her bath sponges, which were sold in the first Oriental Sponge defeat in Vienna Goldschmiedgasse. For Sale Zacherlins his Zacherl also opened shops in Paris, Konstantin Opel, Amsterdam, London, New York and Philadelphia. Zacherl 1880 gave his company to his son Johann Evangelist Zacherl. The completion of the company's building in the Nußwaldgasse ( Zacherl factory), witnessed the company's founder, who died in 1888, not more. His son was also a city office building at Wildpretmarkt build ( Zacherlhaus ).