Isbary, Rudolf Friedrich Ernst#

b. Leipzig, Germany, Nov. 14, 1827, d. Vienna, July 9, 1892 Wien, industrialist, successful textile manufacturer and exporter. In Vienna from 1844. Designed the "Stella shawl", which made his company the world-wide market leader in this field. Developed new machinery and methods to improve production. Member of the Lower Austrian Diet from 1862, of the Reichsrat (from 1873) and the Herrenhaus (life member from 1889).

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