About Ernest Bader
Lived 1890 – 1982 (aged 91). Ernest Bader was a businessperson.
Ernest Bader (24 November 1890 – 5 February 1982) and his wife, Dora Scott, founded a chemical company, Scott Bader, and gave it to the employees under terms of Common ownership, forming the Scott Bader Commonwealth in 1951.
Scott Bader Ltd. was founded in 1921 with office premises in Finsbury Square, London, and moved to Wollaston, Northamptonshire, in 1943. It makes synthetic resins and composite materials. Since 1951, it has expanded and is now international, employing around 700 people. Originally of Swiss nationality, Ernest Bader had been a conscientious objector in his home country. He was a Quaker, co-founder of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in 1957, at his home in Wollaston, Bader owned no personal business assets, private house, or car.
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Who was Ernest Bader?
British businessman (1890-1982)
When was Ernest Bader born?
Ernest Bader was born on 24 November 1890 in Regensdorf.
When did Ernest Bader die?
Ernest Bader died on 5 February 1982.
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Ernest Bader was a businessperson.
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