1. Jean Dollfus was born in Mulhouse, France, in 1800, the son of Daniel Dollfus and Anne Marie Mieg.
10 Facts About Jean Dollfus
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Jean Dollfus was born into a family that owned a textile business established in the 18th century.
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Whilst studying in Leeds, Jean Dollfus found out about Mercerised cotton.
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Jean Dollfus was a leading member of the Societe Industrielle de Mulhouse.
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Jean Dollfus noted that the French cotton trade was stagnant whilst between 1830 and 1850 the British had doubled their consumption of raw cotton.
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Jean Dollfus believed that taxes levied by the French in order to protect French workers were in fact preventing industrial expansion.
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The development was so novel and admirable that Napoleon III made 30,000 francs available to assist the project and Jean Dollfus became the Mayor of Mulhouse from 1863 to 1869.
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In 1884 Jean Dollfus signed an agreement with Therese de Dillmont, a textile teacher and writer.
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Jean Dollfus wrote an Encyclopedia of Needlework that was translated into 17 languages.
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Jean Dollfus died in 1887 and his business continued under the leadership of his grandchildren.