Albert Butz
Albert M. Butz (* 1849 in Switzerland , † 1904 in the USA ) was a Swiss- American inventor and businessman .
Butz came to the USA from Switzerland with his parents in 1857. Since 1880 he worked on various inventions. On April 23, 1886, he founded the Butz Thermo-Electric Regulator Co., Minneapolis . The aim of this company was to market the first functioning temperature controller for furnace firing, for which he received the patent in 1885 . Butz left Minnesota in 1888. The company was later renamed Minneapolis- Honeywell .
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| SURNAME | Butz, Albert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Butz, Albert M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss-American inventor and businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1904 |
| Place of death | United States |