Difference between revisions of "Adolf W. Jann"
(unfortunate interview youtube) |
(unstub) |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
|nationality=Swiss | |nationality=Swiss | ||
|description=About the Seveso chemical disaster at his [[Hoffmann La Roche]] plant: "Capitalism means progress, and progress can lead sometimes to some inconvenience." When he was asked what he thought about the children crying in the hospitals, he said "It is normal: the children weep when they are subject to injections" | |description=About the Seveso chemical disaster at his [[Hoffmann La Roche]] plant: "Capitalism means progress, and progress can lead sometimes to some inconvenience." When he was asked what he thought about the children crying in the hospitals, he said "It is normal: the children weep when they are subject to injections" | ||
| − | |birth_date= | + | |alma_mater=University of Bern |
| + | |birth_date=September 22, 1911 | ||
|birth_place= | |birth_place= | ||
| − | |death_date= | + | |death_date=November 24, 1983 |
|death_place= | |death_place= | ||
|constitutes=banker,businessman | |constitutes=banker,businessman | ||
| Line 16: | Line 17: | ||
|title=UBS/General director | |title=UBS/General director | ||
|start= | |start= | ||
| − | |end=}} | + | |end=}}{{job |
| + | |title=Hoffmann-La Roche/Chairman | ||
| + | |start=1965 | ||
| + | |end=1978}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Adolf | + | '''Adolf Walter Jann''' was a [[Swiss]] [[banker]] and businessman<ref>https://dodis.ch/P570</ref><ref>https://www2.unil.ch/elitessuisses/index.php?page=detailPerso&idIdentite=50919</ref>. He was general-director of the large bank [[UBS]], then at [[Big Pharma]] [[Hoffmann-La Roche]]. |
| − | == | + | ==Hoffmann-La Roche== |
| − | + | Jann was Chirman at the [[Big Pharma]] corporation [[Hoffmann-La Roche]], who had several bestsellers, including [[Valium]],Rohypnol and [[Mogadon]]. | |
| + | |||
| + | Between 1965 and 1978, Roche expanded its business further into the spectrum of healthcare. Branching out into basic [[biomedical research]], it was during this period that the [[Roche Institute of Molecular Biology]] in Nutley, USA, the [[Basel Institute for Immunology]] and the [[Nippon Research Center]] in Kamakura, [[Japan]] were established.<ref>https://pharmaphorum.com/articles/a_history_of-_roche/</ref> | ||
| − | + | ==Swiss–South African Association== | |
| + | In May 1956, Adolf Jann, then general director of the bank [[Union Bank of Switzerland]], was the founding president of the Swiss–South African Association, to promote relations with [[South Africa]]. Politically, the association defended the [[Apartheid]] regime. Upon the foundation of the first [[Bantustan]] state, [[Transkei]], the association lobbied the Swiss government to recognize the new state.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=dvSX82cEqhIC&pg=PA447</ref> | ||
| + | ==Seveso Chemical Accident== | ||
{{YouTubeVideo | {{YouTubeVideo | ||
|code=i547B-sr3rk | |code=i547B-sr3rk | ||
|align=left | |align=left | ||
| − | |caption=Extract of interview with [[Hoffman-La Roche]] President Adolf Jann | + | |caption=Extract of interview with [[Hoffman-La Roche]] President Adolf Jann, having high faith in [[psychopharmaceuticals]] |
}} | }} | ||
| + | The infamous [[Seveso disaster]] was an industrial accident that occurred on July 10, [[1976]], in a chemical manufacturing plant owned by La Roche, approximately 20 kilometres north of [[Milan]] in the [[Lombardy]] region of [[Italy]]. The incident resulted in the highest known exposure to [[2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin]] (TCDD) in residential populations. | ||
| + | |||
| + | When asked to comment in a television interview about Seveso, Dr. Adolph Jann, president of Hoffmann-La Roche, stated "Capitalism means progress, and progress can lead sometimes to some inconvenience." and when he was asked what he thought about the children crying in the hospitals, he said "It is normal: the children weep when they are subject to injections"<ref>https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/Seveso-man-made-disaster</ref>. In other interviews about the incident, he showed a cold, technocratic attitude towards the victims.<ref>https://www.zeit.de/1976/35/leben-die-huehner-noch</ref> | ||
| + | |||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | |||
Latest revision as of 08:19, 28 April 2021
 Adolf W. Jann  (banker, businessman) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||||
| Born | September 22, 1911 | |||||||
| Died | November 24, 1983 (Age 72) | |||||||
| Nationality | Swiss | |||||||
| Alma mater | University of Bern | |||||||
About the Seveso chemical disaster at his Hoffmann La Roche plant: "Capitalism means progress, and progress can lead sometimes to some inconvenience." When he was asked what he thought about the children crying in the hospitals, he said "It is normal: the children weep when they are subject to injections"
| ||||||||
Adolf Walter Jann was a Swiss banker and businessman[1][2]. He was general-director of the large bank UBS, then at Big Pharma Hoffmann-La Roche.
Contents
Hoffmann-La Roche
Jann was Chirman at the Big Pharma corporation Hoffmann-La Roche, who had several bestsellers, including Valium,Rohypnol and Mogadon.
Between 1965 and 1978, Roche expanded its business further into the spectrum of healthcare. Branching out into basic biomedical research, it was during this period that the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology in Nutley, USA, the Basel Institute for Immunology and the Nippon Research Center in Kamakura, Japan were established.[3]
Swiss–South African Association
In May 1956, Adolf Jann, then general director of the bank Union Bank of Switzerland, was the founding president of the Swiss–South African Association, to promote relations with South Africa. Politically, the association defended the Apartheid regime. Upon the foundation of the first Bantustan state, Transkei, the association lobbied the Swiss government to recognize the new state.[4]
Seveso Chemical Accident
| Extract of interview with Hoffman-La Roche President Adolf Jann, having high faith in psychopharmaceuticals |
The infamous Seveso disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on July 10, 1976, in a chemical manufacturing plant owned by La Roche, approximately 20 kilometres north of Milan in the Lombardy region of Italy. The incident resulted in the highest known exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in residential populations.
When asked to comment in a television interview about Seveso, Dr. Adolph Jann, president of Hoffmann-La Roche, stated "Capitalism means progress, and progress can lead sometimes to some inconvenience." and when he was asked what he thought about the children crying in the hospitals, he said "It is normal: the children weep when they are subject to injections"[5]. In other interviews about the incident, he showed a cold, technocratic attitude towards the victims.[6]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1971 | 23 April 1971 | 25 April 1971 | US Vermont Woodstock Woodstock Inn | The 20th Bilderberg, 89 guests |
References
- ↑ https://dodis.ch/P570
- ↑ https://www2.unil.ch/elitessuisses/index.php?page=detailPerso&idIdentite=50919
- ↑ https://pharmaphorum.com/articles/a_history_of-_roche/
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=dvSX82cEqhIC&pg=PA447
- ↑ https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/Seveso-man-made-disaster
- ↑ https://www.zeit.de/1976/35/leben-die-huehner-noch
