Haas, Philipp#

Haas, Philipp, b. Vienna, June 7, 1791, d. Bad Voeslau (Lower Austria), May 31, 1870, industrialist, 1825 began producing fabric for clothes in his own workshop after graduating from the "Manufakturzeichenschule" (Manufacture School for Drawing), 1831 furnishing fabric and 1845 carpets; after his sons Eduard H. (1827-1880) and Robert H. (1825-1876) entered the company in 1851 the name of the business, which existed until 1982, was changed to "P. H. & Soehne".

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