Kohler family of Wisconsin

Kohler
EtymologyGerman: occupational name for a charcoal burner, from Middle High German kol ‘(char)coal’ + the agent suffix -er. The form Kohler is South German; elsewhere it is usually written Köhler
Place of originSchnepfau, Austria
Members
Estate(s)Kohler Estate

The Kohler family of Wisconsin is a family notable for its prominence in business, society, and politics in the U.S. state of Wisconsin during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.[1][2][3] Its members include two Governors of Wisconsin, and the founder and executives of Kohler Co., a Wisconsin-based manufacturing and hospitality company.

  1. ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ "The 10 Most Generous Families". Town and Country Magazine. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ Fossedal, Gregory A. (2003). Kohler: A Political Biography of Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 0-7658-0192-2.