Ferdinand Piatnik
Ferdinand Piatnik (14 October 1819 - 20 July 1885) was an Austrian-Hungarian card painter, manufacturer, business magnate, philanthropist and the founder of Piatnik & Söhne.
Ferdinand Piatnik
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- Name
- Ferdinand Piatnik
- Born
- 14 October 1819
- Birthplace
- Buda, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 20 July 1885
- Place of death
- Bad Vöslau, Austria-Hungary
- Occupation
- card painter
- Known for
- founder of Piatnik & Söhne
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Languages
- German
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Ferdinand Piatnik (14 October 1819 - 20 July 1885) was an Austrian-Hungarian card painter, manufacturer, business magnate, philanthropist and the founder of Piatnik & Söhne.
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Ferdinand Piatnik (1819–1885) was a Hungarian entrepreneur and painter. Born in Buda, the entrepreneur died in Bad Vöslau. Ferdinand Piatnik lived in Vienna. Languages used include German.
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• Name — Ferdinand Piatnik • Born — 14 October 1819 • Birthplace — Buda, Austria-Hungary • Died — 20 July 1885 • Place of death — Bad Vöslau, Austria-Hungary • Citizenship — Hungarian Austrian • Occupation — card painter • Known for — founder of Piatnik & Söhne • Father — Ferdinand Ignaz Piatnik • Mother — Josefa Reuchnecker • Spouses — Josefa Hohninger, Johanna Grech • Children — Ferdinand Adolf Rudolf Paul
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Born at Buda, Kingdom of Hungary (now Budapest, Hungary), he was educated in Pozsony (now Bratislava, Slovakia). He bought an Austrian card company from Anton Moser in 1843 and made it to one of the most successful game manufacturing companies in the world. He later married the widow of Anton Moser. After his three sons - Ferdinand, Adolf and Rudolf Paul - entered the company in 1882 it was renamed Ferdinand Piatnik & Söhne. He died in Bad Vöslau.
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1819
Ferdinand Piatnik born at Buda.
1885
Ferdinand Piatnik died at Bad Vöslau.
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