August Klein von Ehrenwalten
August Klein Ritter von Ehrenwalten (born June 25, 1824 in Rothenstein in Bavaria, † December 22, 1890 in Vienna ) was a Bavarian- Austrian leather goods manufacturer .
Life
August Klein learned the bookbinding trade and came to Vienna from Nuremberg in 1845 . There he initially worked for various companies, but was soon able to sell smaller positions in the larger cities of the Austrian Empire . In 1847 he set up his own company for leather goods in Vienna , which quickly became successful. In 1854 he was able to join a department for bronze and wood gallantry products and in 1859 took up the manufacture of handkerchiefs .
In 1851 he traveled to Germany and France , which were the leading importers of leather goods in Austria at the time. August Klein managed to gain access to the French market, and he was able to employ a representative in Paris , which in 1856 was converted into a defeat of his own . In 1863 another defeat opened in London .
August Klein's products have received awards at numerous exhibitions. He was the first manufacturer in Austria who produced these haberdashery goods in a way that went beyond the small business. They were trend-setting in fashion issues and were able to achieve great importance on the world market at that time through exports to France, England, America , etc. For his services August Klein was awarded the title "Knight of Honor reign" in 1881 by Emperor I Franz Joseph ge ennobles . Due to his merits and the high quality of his products, he was appointed as the imperial court supplier for leather, wood and bronze goods.
literature
- Exner. Trades and inventions. Part 1, p. 438.
- Large-scale industry in Austria. Volume 3, p. 357.
- Slokar, p. 412.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Klein, August . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1864, p. 57 ( digitized version ).
- Klein von Ehrenwalten August. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 386.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Klein von Ehrenwalten August. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 386.
- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch der Austro-Hungarian Monarchy for 1891. KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna. P. 37.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klein von Ehrenwalten, August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klein Ritter von Ehrenwalten, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rothenstein in Bavaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1890 |
| Place of death | Vienna |