Simon Koshland (1825–1896) was a Bavarian-born American businessman, and wool merchant.
[2] In 1850, he immigrated to Sacramento via Panama with his older brother where they opened a general merchandise store.
[2] The company eventually morphed into Koshland & Sons and became the leading wool house in America.
[2] Koshland retired in the 1890s; his sons and sons-in-law continued the family business.
[2] Koshland married Rosina Franenthal of Philadelphia; they had 8 children: Isidore, Joseph, Marcus, Henrietta, Caroline, Frances, Montefiore, Abraham, and Jesse.