Salomon Hermann SIMSON

1855 - 1949  (93 years)

• Name	Salomon Hermann SIMSON
  Birth	19 Dec 1855	Mettmann, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Feb 1949	Bern (Bleichenberg), Switzerland (Buried at Bern Wankdorf cemetery)
  Person ID	I124	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Hermann Hirsch SIMSON,   b. 8 Jun 1815, Mettmann, Germany d. 26 Feb 1876, Mettmann, Germany (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rosetta WIENER,   b. 3 May 1821, Venlo, Netherlands d. 20 Nov 1899, Uerdingen, Krefeld, Germany (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Mar 1843	Mettmann, Germany
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Brigitta Herta SIMON,   b. 29 Aug 1858, Gensingen, Germany d. 17 Mar 1948, Bern (Bleichenberg), Switzerland (Buried at Bern Wankdorf cemetery) (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1881	Bingen, Germany
  Children	1. Heinrich (Henry) SIMSON,   b. 4 Aug 1882, Mettmann, Germany d. 19 Feb 1957, Caracas, Venezuela (Age 74 years)  [natural]   2. Walter Morritz SIMSON,   b. 17 Jan 1884, Mettmann, Germany d. Nov 1975, New York, NY, USA (Age 91 years)  [natural]   3. Amalie SIMSON,   b. 27 Mar 1885, Mettmann, Germany d. 26 Dec 1887, Dusseldorf, Germany (Age 2 years)  [natural]   4. Paul SIMSON,   b. 21 Jan 1888, Dusseldorf, Germany d. 5 May 1985, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Age 97 years)  [natural]   5. Anna Catharina (Aenny) SIMSON,   b. 1 Sep 1889, Dusseldorf, Germany d. 24 Dec 1974, Los Angeles, USA (Age 85 years)  [natural]   6. Ernst Ernest SIMSON,   b. 23 May 1891, Dusseldorf, Germany d. 30 Sep 1988, Geneva, Switzerland (Age 97 years)  [natural]   7. Otto Kurt SIMSON,   b. 1 Apr 1894, Dusseldorf, Germany d. Dec 1994, Connecticut, USA (Age 100 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Hebrew name: Shlomo Founded the firm S. Simson & Cie, ironmongers and locksmiths in Dusseldorf in 1888. Held patents for lock designs (German patents 35,704 dated 26 May 1886 and 37,913 dated 12 October 1886 and US patent 365,152 dated 21 June 1887). An avid supporter of the arts and collector of paintings.Arolsen Archives hold a record showing that he resided in Dusseldorf at Kronprinzentrasse 1 until 30.1.1934.