STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE: BIOGRAPHIES
History is always made by people. Of course, this also applies to the age of the industrial revolution. Industrial history is also not only told through architectural evidence such as mines, production plants or workers' settlements. Just as important are the people of both sexes: inventors, entrepreneurs, financiers and above all the workers.
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In the following, we present more than 290 biographies of selected personalities who have influenced the industrial history of Europe, their countries, regions, cities or a branch of industry ...
Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (1738–1815)
Oberkampf developed one of the earliest large factories in France, printing cotton and linen and later printing wallpaper. As early as ...
Rudolf August Oetker (1916–2007)
Companies making food additives, for use in the home or in large-scale manufacturing, prospered in most economically advanced European ...
The name Olivetti was famous during the 20th century for high-quality typewriters and calculating machines found in offices and homes ...
Robert Owen was one of the most influential figures of the Industrial Revolution, a successful and philanthropic factory owner, a pioneer ...