Jakob Fischer (manufacturer)

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Jakob Fischer (* 1743 in Suhl , Thuringia , † August 24, 1809 in Vienna ) was an Austrian armorer and steel goods manufacturer.

Life

Jakob Fischer learned the gunsmithing and filing trade. On his wandering he came to And near Krems , where he found work in a workshop. From 1775 he had his own business in Rehberg near Krems, where he made saber blades of the best reputation. In 1788 he bought the hammer mill in Traisen (today voestalpine foundry), but a little later he moved to St. Aegyd am Neuwalde , where he built the ironworks at Gut Birbisthal (1869 St. Egydi Eisen- und Stahlindustrie Gesellschaft , later VOEST, now RTA and Teufelberger ). In 1800 he also acquired the file factory in Furthof (municipality of Hohenberg) , brand “St. Aegyd ”(closed in 1982). In 1803 he also bought the ironworks in Niederalpl to ensure his own steel production.

children

  • Daniel Fischer ; * July 12, 1773 in Krems, † June 30, 1833 in St. Aegyd - continued the company

literature

  • Gerhard A. Stadler: The industrial legacy of Lower Austria: history, technology, architecture. Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-205-77460-4 , p. 587 ff.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death book Vienna St. Peter, tom. I, fol. 586. In: Matricula. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  2. ^ Foundry Traisen - voestalpine. voestalpine.com (accessed April 25, 2015).
  3. ↑ Company. ( Memento from April 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) rothtechnik.eu (accessed April 21, 2015).
  4. ↑ St. Aegyd (AT). ( Memento from March 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) teufelberger.com »About us» Locations (accessed April 21, 2015).
personal data
SURNAME Fischer, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian armorer and steel goods manufacturer
DATE OF BIRTH 1743
PLACE OF BIRTH Suhl
DATE OF DEATH August 24, 1809
Place of death Vienna