Jean Dollfus

Jean Dollfus
Born
Jean Dollfus-Mieg

September 25, 1800
Mulhouse, France
DiedMay 21, 1887(1887-05-21) (aged 86)
Mulhouse, France
Occupationindustrialist

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.