Adolf Gottlieb Fiedler

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Adolf Gottlieb (also: Gottlob) Fiedler (1771, Dresden, Germany - 12 August 1850 in Dresden), son of Christian Gottlob Fiedler was a Saxon entrepreneur in Saxony and Poland. He had one son, Edward Magnus.

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Fiedler was one of the most important cloth producers of Saxony in the beginning of the 19th century. The operational seat of the company was in Oederan in Saxony. He also had factories in Kalisz and Opatowek (both in Poland), Wegefarth, Wingendorf, Falkenau and Berthelsdorf (all in Saxony). He followed other cloth producers to eastern regions at the time of the German industrial revolution because of lower salaries and large loans offered by the Polish government. The German investments in Poland were followed by saxon and bohemian specialists to run the factories. They brought in their know how. An additional reason was local water power.

Fiedler established (1824-1826) one of the biggest cloth mills in the Kingdom of Poland. He employed around 600 workers only in his polish mill in Opatowek. The products of Fiedler were well known for their quality and won several international prizes.

Fiedler was also mayor of Oederan.