About Johann Gottfried Brügelmann
Lived 1750 – 1802 (aged 51–52). Johann Gottfried Brügelmann was a German entrepreneur.
Johann Gottfried Brügelmann (baptized 6 July 1750 in Elberfeld, now a district of Wuppertal - 27 December 1802, Ratingen) was a German industrialist, most notable as founder of the first factory on mainland Europe, one of the forerunners of the Industrial Revolution.
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Who was Johann Gottfried Brügelmann?
German entrepreneur
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Johann Gottfried Brügelmann was born in 1750 in Elberfeld.
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Johann Gottfried Brügelmann died on 27 December 1802 in Ratingen.
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Johann Gottfried Brügelmann was an entrepreneur.
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Johann Gottfried Brügelmann was German.
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