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 270 biographies of selected personalities who have influenced the industrial history of Europe, their countries, regions, cities or a branch of industry ...

Gabriel María Ybarra Gutiérrez de Cabiedes (1814–90)

Gabriel Maria Ybarra Gutiérrez de Cabiedes was one of the business people responsible for the growth of the iron and steel industries in ...

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Juan María Ybarra Gutiérrez de Cabiedes (1809–87)

Juan Maria Ybarra Gutiérrez de Cabiedes was one of the people responsible for the growth of the iron and steel industries in the Basque ...

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Oliver York (1811–87)

John Oliver York was a British civil and mechanical engineer who undertook construction projects in several western European countries.  ...

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