Amélie de Dietrich
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Amélie de Dietrich | |
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| Born | Amélie de Berckheim 1776 |
| Died | 1855 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Spouse | Jean-Albert de Dietrich |
| Family | De Dietrich |
Amélie de Dietrich, née de Berckheim (1776–1855) was a French industrialist.[1] She managed the ironworks in Jaegerthal from 1806 after the death of her husband to her own death. She has been referred to as the first female industrialist in Alsace.
De Dietrich was married to Jean-Albert de Dietrich (1773–1806). After his death, she inherited the major De Dietrich Company, then one of the largest companies in Europe. De Dietrich was considered a major industrial magnate during the reign of Napoleon I.
De Dietrich is described as a successful innovator who was the first to introduce decorative designs into industrial products from cast iron.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Correspondance des demoiselles de Berckheim et de leurs amis, précédée d'un extrait du Journal de Mlle Octavie de Berckheim I.II. Verfasser/in:Octavie von Berckheim; Henriette von Berckheim; Ph Godet, Verlag:Neuchâtel:Delachaux et Niestlé;Paris!Monnerat P, 1889.
- ^ B. Zorina Khan (2020). Inventing Ideas: Patents, Prizes, and the Knowledge Economy. Oxford University Press. p. 282. ISBN 9780190936075.
- Béatrice Craig (1025). Women and Business since 1500: Invisible Presences in Europe and North America?. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137033246.