Alexander Clavel, born 1805 in Lyon, died 1873 in Basel.
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Ecstasy of colors

When Alexander Clavel – a Basel resident by adoption – relocated from Kleinbasel to Klybeck quarter, the stage was set for the rise of the city’s chemicals industry. Yet, the formula that made his start-up successful was not his own, rather a copy-cat version of a French invention – something which wasn’t unusual at that time.

Text by Michael Mildner, photos from the Novartis Company Archive, illustration by Capucine Matti

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