Adolf Gottlieb (also: Gottlob) Fiedler (1771 – 12 August 1850) was a German entrepreneur in
Saxony
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and
Poland
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.
Life
Born in
Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...
as the son of Christian Gottlob Fiedler, Adolf was one of the most important cloth producers of Saxony in the beginning of the 19th century. The operational seat of the company was in
Oederan in Saxony. He also had factories in
Kalisz
(The oldest city of Poland)
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and
Opatówek (both in Poland),
Wegefarth,
Wingendorf,
Falkenau and
Berthelsdorf (all in Saxony). He followed other cloth producers to eastern regions at the time of the German
industrial revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...
because of lower salaries and large loans offered by the Polish government. The German investments in Poland were followed by experienced Saxon and
Bohemian specialists to run the factories. An additional reason was local water power.
From 1824-1826 Fiedler established one of the biggest cloth mills in Congress Poland. He employed around 600 workers in his Polish mill in Opatówek. The products of Fiedler were well known for their quality and won several international prizes.
Fiedler was also
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...
of Oederan.
He had one son, Eduard Magnus and he died in Dresden.
See also
*
Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution
Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution was centred in south Lancashire and the towns on both sides of the Pennines in the United Kingdom. The main drivers of the Industrial Revolution were textile manufacturing, iron found ...
References
* Rudolf Forberger: "Industrielle Revolution in Sachsen 1800-1861", Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1982 Band 1/2 Page 147-150
Opatowek Library
1771 births
1850 deaths
Businesspeople from Dresden
Mayors of places in Saxony
People from the Electorate of Saxony
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