Henry Gustav Simon

Henry Simon
Portrait of Henry Simon by Clara von Rappard
Born
Gustav Heinrich Victor Amandus Simon

(1835-06-07)7 June 1835
Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia
Died22 July 1899(1899-07-22) (aged 64)
Manchester, England
OccupationEngineer
Known forFounder of Henry Simon Ltd and Simon-Carves Ltd
SpouseEmily Stoehr
Children7 (including Ernest Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe)
RelativesHeinrich Simon (uncle)

Gustav Heinrich Victor Amandus Simon, known as Henry Simon, (7 June 1835 – 22 July 1899) was a German engineer who revolutionised Great Britain's flour milling industry and in 1878 founded the engineering companies Henry Simon Ltd and Simon Carves. His second son, Ernest Simon went on to become the first Baron Simon of Wythenshawe.

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