Statue of the 19th-century entrepreneur and industrial spy Lieven Bauwens (1769-1822) near the Geeraard de Duivelsteen castle in Ghent, Belgium
industrial spy who was sent to Great Britain at a young age and brought a spinning mule and skilled workers to the European continent. He started textile plants in Paris (1799) and Ghent (1800). In Ghent he was also mayor for one year. As a leading industrial, he was visited by Napoleon in 1810 and awarded the Legion d'Honneur. He is remembered in Flanders for bringing the textile industry, and thereby the Industrial Revolution, there. The spinning mule that was brought to Ghent can still be visited, in the Museum for Industrial Archeology and Textile (MIAT). The Geeraard de Duivelsteen ("Geeraard the Devil Castle") is a 13th century gothic architecture building in Ghent, Belgium. It served as defense of the Portus Ganda, the city's port.
Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Lieven Bauwensplein, Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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