!!!Ganahl, Carl

Ganahl, Carl, b. Feldkirch (Vorarlberg), March 5, 1807, 
d. Feldkirch, Sept. 17, 1889, textiles manufacturer. Founded a 
cotton mill in Frastanz in 1835 (now protected as a historical 
monument) and became the most prominent industrialist in Vorarlberg 
(1850 president of the Vorarlberg Chamber of Commerce). Played a 
significant role in the revolution of 1848.


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