Carl Robert Tielsch (1815–1882) was a German
merchant
A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade. Merchants have operated for as long as indust ...
who founded the
Carl Tielsch & Co. Porcelain
Porcelain () is a ceramic material made by heating substances, generally including materials such as kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arises main ...
Manufactury.
Carl Tielsch & Co.
In 1845, encouraged by
Carl Krister's results as a porcelain entrepreneur, Tielsch founded in 1845 in the locality of
Altwasser (today
Stary Zdrój
Stary Zdrój (german: Altwasser) is a district of the city of Wałbrzych in southwestern Poland.
Formerly a spa town, it is located 43 m. by rail S.W. from Wrocław, and 3 m. N. from centre of Wałbrzych. It has factories for glass, porcelain ( F ...
, a district of
Wałbrzych
Wałbrzych (; german: Waldenburg; szl, Wałbrzich; sli, label= Lower Silesian, Walmbrig or ''Walmbrich''; cs, Valbřich or ) is a city located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. From 1975–1998 it was the capital of W ...
) founded, together with his partner
Gideon von Wallenberg (a banker from
Wrocław
Wrocław (; , . german: Breslau, , also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly ...
), the porcelain factory
Carl Tielsch & Co.
In 1861, Tielsch was awarded the title of the Royal Trade Counsellor in acknowledgment of his contribution to the
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is spli ...
n industry.
His son Egmont Tielsch became his successor.
The Tielsch factory is producing to the present day and is now called "Fabryka Porcelany Wałbrzych S.A.".
External links
PM&M a short story of the Porcelain Manufactury.
1815 births
1882 deaths
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