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Kuttroff, Adolph (German philanthropist, importer, industrialist, 1846-1936, active in the United States)
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Note: German-American philanthropist, importer, and pioneer in the dyestuff industry. He was born on May 23, 1846 in Suiz, Wuerttemberg, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1860. He worked for the business of Adolphus Keppelman as an importer of dyestuffs and textiles, and became an agent for A.Poirrier of Paris. With William Pickhardt he founded the firm Pickhardt & Kuttroff. He retired as chairman of the board of directors from the General Dyestuff Corporation in 1918. Kuttroff was the first to import chemically produced dyestruffs to the United States. He died on March 23, 1936 at his home at 1009 Park Avenue in New York. |
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(German philanthropist, importer, industrialist, 1846-1936, active in the United States) ..... [PROV Preferred]
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