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Biographies

Ce sont toujours les hommes qui font l’Histoire… il en est de même pour l’époque de la révolution industrielle.

Nous vous présentons ci-après un choix de personnalités qui ont profondément marqué l’histoire industrielle européenne.

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Shami

Ahmed

(1962)

Many successful entrepreneurs have been migrants into the communities in which they have achieved success,...
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Reinhold Rücker

Angerstein

(1718 - 60)

Reinhold Rücker Angerstein was the most talented of the representatives of the Swedish Ironmasters`...
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Sir Richard

Arkwright

(1732 - 92)

Sir Richard Arkwright transformed the cotton industry throughout Europe. He was born at Preston, and...
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Sir William George

Armstrong

(1810 - 1900)

William Armstrong was the principal innovator in the use of hydraulic power, which in his lifetime came...
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Paul

Arzens

(1903 - 90)

Paul Arzens was one of the foremost European industrial designers of the 20th century.

He spent most...
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Laura

Ashley

(1925 - 85)

Laura Ashley (nee Mountney) was one of the most successful British entrepreneurs of the second half of...
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Leo

Baekeland

(1863 - 1944)

Leo Baekeland was a Belgian chemist whose researches did much to shape the material culture of the mid-20th...
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Samuel

Bamford

(1788 - 1872)

Samuel Bamford’s autobiographical writings provide a detailed and moving account of the way of life...
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Friedrich

Bayer

(1825 - 80)

Friedrich Bayer was the son of a silk worker, a member of a family established in the textile industry...
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Peter

Behrens

(1868 - 1940)

Peter Behrens was one of the most creative architects of the twentieth century, and designed many industrial...
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Karl Friedrich

Benz

(1844 - 1929)

Karl Benz designed and built the fist practical motorcar to be powered by an internal combustion.
He...
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Annie

Besant

(1847 - 1933)

frAnnie Besant (nee Wood) led a long, varied and eventful life, and for a few years played a crucial...
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