Karl Emil Wild

Karl Emil Wild (27 June 1856 – 17 February 1923) was a Swiss politician and architect from St. Gallen.

He studied architecture at the Technical University of Stuttgart from 1875 to 1878 and subsequently worked in Zurich and St. Gallen.

In 1886, the museum moved into the new building on Vadianstrasse (colloquially known as "Palazzo Rosso") planned by Gustav Gull and executed by Wild.

As president of the Central Association of the Embroidery Industry, he campaigned for better working conditions in the textile companies of eastern Switzerland and Vorarlberg.

In 1898 he was elected to the commission which was entrusted by the canton with the establishment of an academy for trade, commerce and administration.