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Carl Robert Wagner
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Carl Robert Wagner

German entrepreneur and draftsman (1859–1931)

Carl Robert Wagner (January 31 1859 – July 25 1931) was a German entrepreneur and draftsman. As founder of the company Rowac, he was responsible for bringing the first industrially produced steel stool to market.2

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Born Jan 31, 1859, died Jul 25, 1931.1

Companies

Early life and education

Carl Robert Wagner was born in Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony, on January 31, 1859.

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Career

Occupation: design engineer, metalworker, entrepreneur.4

  • Date not recordedFounded Rowac3

After successfully completing his apprenticeship in metalworking, Wagner travelled through Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland as a journeyman from 1874 to 1879 and acquired not only technical know-how, but also an enormous amount of self-dependence.

After completing his military service in Dresden, he worked first as a metalworker in a machine factory in Chemnitz and from 1885 as a machine technician for the Sächsische Maschinenfabrik. He turned down an offer to work as a foreman in the spinning department of the Wiedesche Maschinenfabrik. Instead, he became self-employed in 1888 and founded the company Rowac.

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Personal life

  • BornJan 31, 1859, Chemnitz5
  • DiedJul 25, 1931, Dresden6

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