| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study. To examine how the 19th century economic modernisation (Western
type of industrialisation, technological transformation and the birth of the manufacturing
industry) unfolded in Central Europe; and more importantly in Hungary, at Pécs, and what
technological innovations were created by local entrepreneurs.
Applied methods. Literature review including the history of the manufacturing industry. We
involved sources from monographies, employment and census records, reminiscences and our
own data from researches of archives. The research framework is the history of distinct businesses.
We introduced five businesses whose economic effects influenced the operations of Pécs in the
long run. We made a structural analysis examining the entrepreneur and its business together.
Outcomes. The Austrian First-Danube-Steamboat-Shipping Company (DDSG) became the
largest works in the city by starting intensive coal mining and creating modern technological
background since 1852. It employed four thousand souls at the beginning of the 20th century and
the city profited a lot from its developments (railway construction and electric power plant). The
Zsolnay Porcelain Manufactory quickly became the synonym of Pécs. Vilmos Zsolnay ended up
being a world famous entrepreneur because of his technological innovations (eosin, pyrogranite,
etc…) and products. The term “Glove of Pécs” came alive in the ages of the dual monarchy. János
Hamerli founded the first glove manufacturing plant in the country. The Angster Organs have
played for hundred and fifty years. The company founded by József Angster emerged at the end
of the 19th century and represented state of art technology. | hu |
