Arnold Künzli [SEP] position held
Arnold Künzli
Arnold Künzli (20 June 1832, Murgenthal – 9 November 1908) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss National Council (1879/1880).
1881 Arnold Künzli founded the knitting factory of His & Cie, which operated until 1976 in Murgenthal. Additionally, a wicker and wood products factory opened in 1894. The village continued to develop due to the railway and factories. In 1920, about 63% of the working population worked in manufacturing. By 2005 that number had dropped to only 28%. The number of jobs in the municipality has dropped to about half of the peak number in 1950 (1,485 jobs) due to factory closings.
The first village school