!!!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. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Rhomberg,_Franz_Martin|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]