Ignaz Ginzkey
Ignaz Ginzkey (born June 25, 1818 in Maffersdorf ; † May 3, 1876 there ) was an entrepreneur from Bohemia .
biography
Ignaz Ginzkey came from a gardening family and also learned this profession. As a sideline, Ginzkey set up a loom . He soon recognized the advantages of the new weaving process developed by Joseph-Marie Jacquard and had such a chair built for him in 1843, which became the starting point for his carpet weaving.
The flourishing company was soon superior to the competition when Ginzkey succeeded in using a process that also enabled the previously unusable wool scraps to be spun. In 1861 Ginzkey switched the drive to steam power . A year later, the entrepreneur presented his products at the London World's Fair and found buyers overseas.
The "I. Ginzkey Carpet and Blanket Factory" became a world-renowned company that also began producing synthetic wool in 1870. After Ignaz Ginzkey's death, his son Wilhelm Ginzkey took over the factory.
In 1924 the Ginzkey company furnished the New York Waldorf-Astoria Hotel with the largest carpets in the world.
literature
- Ginzkey Ignaz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 444.
- Heinrich Benedikt : Ginzkey, Ignaz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 406 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ginzkey, Ignaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maffersdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1876 |
| Place of death | Maffersdorf |