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Abraham Ganz Foundry Collection, Budapest – Kilátó Clubhouse, Soteria Foundation
Ábrahám Ganz (6 November 1814, Unter-Embrach - 15 December 1867, Pest) was a Swiss-born Hungarian iron manufacturer, machine and technical engineer, father of the Ganz companies.
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- Abraham Ganz Foundry Collection Budapest Kilt Clubhouse Soteria Foundation
- Life
- Ganz works
- Legacy
- References
Life
In 1844, he opened an ironworks in Buda. His company produced various technical devices based on his patents.
He committed suicide in 1867.
Ganz works
András Mechwart continued his work at the company. With his lead it became one of the most prominent companies in Austria-Hungary after 1869.
Production continued in the original ironworks until 1964, when the factory closed and was transformed into a museum. The Öntödei Múzeum exists to this day.
Legacy
His name lives on in the Ganz Works (Ganz vállalatok) which he founded, the name being retained through numerous changes of ownership and administration, and even when the works were nationalized under the Hungarian Communist regime.
