Johann Gottfried Brügelmann

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.

Johann Gottfried Brügelmann (circa 1800)
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