Simon Koshland

Simon Koshland
Born1825
Ichenhausen, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died1896 (aged 71)
Resting placeHome of Peace Cemetery (Colma, California)
NationalityAmerican
Occupationbusinessman
Known forco-founder of Koshland Brothers
SpouseRosina Franenthal
Children9
Family Daniel E. Koshland Sr. (grandson)
Daniel E. Koshland Jr. (great-grandson)
Douglas Koshland (great-great grandson)
John D. Goldman (great-great grandson)
Douglas E. Goldman (great-great grandson)
Abraham Haas (son-in-law)

Simon Koshland (1825–1896) was a Bavarian-born American businessman, and wool merchant.[1] He is the patriarch of the Koshland and Haas family of San Francisco.[2][3]

  1. ^ Rosenbaum, Fred (2011-06-28). Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the San Francisco Bay Area. Univ of California Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-520-27130-2.
  2. ^ "Simon Koshland, Pioneer Jewish Wool Merchant of San Francisco". Jewish Museum of the American West. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. ^ The Jews of San Francisco, by Martin A. Meyer, Ph.D., Emanu-El, San Francisco, June 1916