Jean Dollfus | |
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Born | Jean Dollfus-Mieg September 25, 1800 Mulhouse, France |
Died | May 21, 1887 Mulhouse, France | (aged 86)
Occupation | industrialist |
Jean Dollfus (September 25, 1800 – 21 May 1887) was a French industrialist who grew a textile company, Dollfus-Mieg et Compagnie (D.M.C.), in Mulhouse. Dollfus was a leading figure in a philanthropic society which constructed a company town that sold houses at cost to the town's workers. Dollfus also helped publish an encyclopedia of needlework.