User talk:Rudyernst

In 2016, I published a well researched book on my grandfather, Dr. Rudolf J. Ernst, in German under the (translated) title "Portrait of a Swiss Industry and Banking Pioneer - Celebrating the 150th Birthday of Dr. Rudolf J. Ernst." I had countless annual reports, presidential addresses, articles and personal notebooks and accounting sources in my possession that I inherited from my Grandpa and that I was working on for many years, but it took me almost two years to assemble it all, sort it out, and write the book, which is available on Amazon. Rudolf Ernst was the founding father of the Union Bank of Switzerland, which has now become UBS, and he was chairman of the board of UBS and its predecessor, the "Bank in Winterthur," from 1901 to 1941, after which he became its honorary chairman for life and remained on the board of directors until 1953. He was not motivated by amassing personal wealth, as appears to be the case in the banking world these days, but rather became an industrial and insurance pioneer at the age of 25 and 29, before even being a banker in 1901, at age 35. When I am (legitimately) asked for sources to support my writings, it is not easy to refer to any publications other than my own book and the many annual reports and commemorative company publications that are in my possession, but not publicly listed. It is my intent to extend this webpage to a much larger document, so it will become increasingly clear what this under-reported pioneer has accomplished for the Swiss economy in general and the UBS banking giant in particular. So, kindly bear with me, as I am learning the Wikipedia language and can start uploading images from our family photo albums. For your info: My book is available at Amazon under the following link: https://www.amazon.com/Portrait-Schweizer-Industrie-Bank-Pioniers-German-ebook/dp/B01M6BU72U/ref=la_B003HC9VSA_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512435256&sr=1-3 Rudyernst (talk) 01:34, 5 December 2017 (UTC)