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Thonet, Michael
© Copyright Michael Thonet. Lithograph by R. Fenzl. Thonet, Michael, b. Boppard (Germany), July 2, 1796, d. Vienna, March 3, 1871, cabinet-maker, then furniture manufacturer. From 1830 developed a method of bending and turning wood; 1842 called to Vienna by Metternich, started industrial production and established the company Gebrüder Thonet.
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