Business Magnate. Founder of Nestlé S.A., the world’s biggest food and beverage company, as well as one of the main creators of milk chocolate. He had sold his company by the end of 1874 and moved with his wife into Villa Nestlé, where they helped people with small loans and publicly contributed towards improving the local infrastructure. He passed away at the age of 76 of a heart attack on July 7, 1890. (bio by: Thomas W)