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Anna Barbara Gignoux

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Anna Barbara Gignoux (1725–1796), was a German business person. She managed a substantial textile factory in Augsburg from 1761 onward, and was a major figure in the regional industrial development. She is mentioned in contemporary memoirs and was a patron of artists.

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  • Peter Fassl: Die Augsburger Kattunfabrikantin Anna Barbara Gignoux (1725–1796), in: Rainer A. Müller (Hg.), Unternehmer – Arbeitnehmer. Lebensbilder aus der Frühzeit der Industrialisierung in Bayern, München 1985, S. 153–159.