Iwan Simonis

Iwan Simonis
Born(1769-01-06)6 January 1769
Verviers, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire
Died13 January 1829(1829-01-13) (aged 60)
Verviers, Province of Liège, Kingdom of the Netherlands
OccupationsEntrepreneur, industrialist
SpouseMarie Agnès de Grand’Ry
Parents
  • Jacques Joseph Simonis
  • Marie-Agnès-Dieudonnée de Franquinet

Iwan Simonis (full name Jean-François Dieudonné Simonis) was an entrepreneur and industrialist who was involved in the first introduction of machines to the production of textiles in Belgium. He was born to Jacques Joseph Simonis and Marie-Agnès-Dieudonnée de Franquinet in 1769. His family owned the textile firm Simonis et Biolley, after a merger resulting when his sister Marie Anne Simonis married Jean-François Biolley.

Iwan Simonis, a modern descendant of the 17th-century company, bears Simonis' name. It is known for producing billiard cloth, although it no longer produces cloth for most other uses.

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