Lieven Bauwens | |
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| Born | 14 June 1769  |
| Died | March 17, 1822 (aged 52) |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
Lieven Bauwens statue in Ghent
Lieven Bauwens and his Mule Jenny in the former MIAT. The mannequin was created after a painting by Félix Cogen in the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels.
Lieven Bauwens (14 June 1769, in Ghent – 17 March 1822, in Paris) was a Belgian entrepreneur and industrial spy who was sent to Great Britain at a young age and brought a spinning mule and skilled workers to the European continent.
He started textile plants in Paris (1799) and Ghent (1800). In Ghent he was also mayor for one year. As a leading industrial, he was visited by Napoleon in 1810 and awarded the Legion d'Honneur.
In 1801, Bauwens smuggled a spinning mule and steam engine out of Great Britain to help set up the textile industry in Flanders.[1]: 22
The spinning mule that was brought to Ghent can still be visited, in the Industrial Museum .[2]
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References
- ↑ Gildea, Robert (2003). Barricades and Borders : Europe, 1800-1914 (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-925300-5. OCLC 51274676.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ "In de Kijker | Industrial Museum-". Museum of Industry. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
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