Andre Gassner (industrialist)
Andre Ulrich Jakob Gassner , also Andreas Gassner (born July 4, 1847 in Bludenz , † December 26, 1925 in Bozen ) was an Austrian industrialist.
Gassner was together with his brothers Anton (1851-1924) and Ferdinand (1842-1926) partners in his father's textile company in Bludenz, Getzner Textil .
First he attended the Vienna Commercial Academy , after which Gassner was employed by various textile companies. He was the first to market cotton from Egypt on the world market. Gassner also founded companies in Liverpool , New Orleans and Gladstone.
His cotton processing company, founded in Neumarktl , developed into the largest textile company in Yugoslavia .
literature
- Hans Nägele: Gaßner, Andreas Ulrich Jakob. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 83 ( digitized version ).
- Gassner Andre. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 407.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gassner, Andre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gassner, Andre Ulrich Jakob (full name); Gassner, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bludenz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1925 |
| Place of death | Bolzano |