Hochstetter, Carl Christian#

b. Brno, Czech Republic (then Bruenn), March 11, 1818, d. Vienna, Nov. 22, 1880, pharmacist and industrialist. Worked at the Salm Iron Works in Moravia, later worked in a Hungarian sugar factory. After his studies in Berlin returned to Brno to found a potassium ferrocyanide factory, in 1850 founded the first Austrian soda factory and an earthware factory together with J. Miller zu Aichholz in Hruscha. From 1862 member of the Silesian parliament. 1866 moved to Vienna, 1857-1880 high official of the Chamber of Trade in Vienna; was involved in many enterprises, e.g. the locomotive factory in Floridsdorf and the Perlmoser cement works.

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