Rhomberg, Franz Martin#
Rhomberg, Franz Martin, b. Dornbirn (Vorarlberg), April 15, 1811, d. Dornbirn (Vorarlberg), May 17, 1864, dyer, founder of the yarn-dyeing works F. M. R. (1832) and of the Tyrolean Textile Industry in Sill near Innsbruck. 1853 opened a weaving mill with 160 looms. Constructed mechanical flax-spinning machines.
Literature#
H. Naegele, Zum 100jaehrigen Bestandsjubilaeum der Firma F. M. R., 1932; OeBL.