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Iwan Simonis | |
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| Born | 6 January 1769 |
| Died | 13 January 1829 (aged 60) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, industrialist |
| Spouse | Marie Agnès de Grand’Ry |
| Parents | |
Iwan Simonis (full name Jean-François Dieudonné Simonis) was a Belgian entrepreneur and industrialist who was involved in the first introduction of machines to the production of textiles in Belgium. He was born to Jacques Joseph Simonis and Marie-Agnès-Dieudonnée de Franquinet in 1769.[1] His family owned the textile firm Simonis et Biolley, after a merger resulting when his sister Marie Anne Simonis married Jean-François Biolley.
Iwan Simonis, a modern descendant of the 17th-century company, bears Simonis' name. It is known for producing billiard cloth, although it no longer produces cloth for most other uses.[2]
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