!!!Thonet, Michael b. Boppard (Germany), July 2, 1796, d. Vienna, March 3, 1871, cabinet-maker, then furniture manufacturer. From 1830 developed a method of bending and turning wood; 1842 called to Vienna by Metternich, started industrial production and established the company Gebrueder Thonet. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Thonet,_Michael|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]