Henry Dietel

Heinrich Gotthold Dietel (March 15, 1839 - June 24, 1911) was a German textile industry entrepreneur, with one of the largest contributions to Sosnowiec development.

He was born in Greiz as a son of Heinrich Gottlob Dietl, owner of spinning mills at Wilkau, and Johann Wilhelmina Merbold. He traveled to the United States to examine the techniques of industrial wool production as well as conducting business. Together with his father and brothers he ran a factory in Wilkau near Zwickau in Saxony. He also practiced in Bohemia and Württemberg. The same year he arrived in Sosnowiec with his wife as a result of the customs reform carried out a year earlier. On land purchased from Gustav von Kramsty (Pogoń), he immediately proceeded to build the first Polish spinning mill in Russian ruled Poland. He had five sons: Heinrich Georg, Henryk, Borys, Alfred, Roman and Boguslav.

Charity activity 1882: founding the evangelical cantor's school 1880: founding evangelical church in Sosnowiec 1886: foundation of Evangelical church in Sosnowiec-Pogoń 1889: co-financing the construction of the Alexandria School 1894: foundation of the Realschule 1895–1898: foundation of the Realschule 1901: co-founder of the church of St. Nicholas the Miracle at Sosnowie