Jean Dollfus [SEP] place of death
Jean Dollfus
Jean Dollfus (September 25 1800 – 21 May 1887) was a French industrialist who grew a textile company, Dollfus-Meig et Cie (D.M.C.), in Mulhouse. Dollfus was a leading figure in a philanthropic society which constructed a company town that sold houses at cost to the town's workers. Dollfus also helped publish an encyclopedia of needlework.
Life.
Jean Dollfus was born in Mulhouse, France, in 1800, the son of Daniel Dollfus and Anne Marie Mieg. He was born into
the world, but as a place where he can view the world and be himself. This tower is for the artist like a lighthouse shining out across the world."
Life.
Koechlin was born in Paris, and was the youngest child of a large family. His mother's family came from Alsace and he identified with that region; his maternal grandfather had been the noted philanthropist and textile manufacturer Jean Dollfus, and Koechlin inherited his strongly developed social conscience. His father died when he was 14. Though he