Adolfo Kind

Kind was born in 1848 to a German-speaking Walser family, which had been living in Chur for more than four centuries.

When his father was appointed pastor of the Evangelic Church the family went to Milan but they removed to Switzerland at the beginning of the Sardinian War in 1859 where they lived in Graubünden.

Afterwards Kind studied chemical engineering in Munich und Zürich and went back to Italy in 1879 where he worked in the direction of a candle and soap company.

[1] Kind's family and friends became interested in skiing, while living in Turin, from his connections to the Swiss canton of Glarus.

Kind, Luciano Roiti, Ottorino Mezzalama and some other friends were members of the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI).