András Mechwart
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András Mechwart de Belecska ( or András Mechwart, born as Andreas Mechwart, Schweinfurt, 6 September 1834 – Budapest, 14 June 1907) was a German-born Hungarian-German mechanical engineer, chief executive of the Ganz Works, and a pioneer in the Hungarian mechanical and electrical engineering. As an inventor and as a businessman he contributed to the development of the Hungarian transport manufacturing industry, and made the Ganz Works a flagship of the Hungarian economy of the 19th century.
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Born | Dániel Mechwart (1834-09-06)September 6, 1834 |
Died | 14 June 1907(1907-06-14) (aged 72) |
Nationality | Hungarian Bavarian (German) |
Education | Polytechnikum of Augsburg |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse | Luise Eichleiter |
Children | Ernest Hugo Emma |
Parent(s) | Georg Mechwart Elisabetha Hofmann |
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Institutions | Ganz Works |
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