Ábrahám Ganz (November 6, 1815, Unter-Embrach - December 15, 1867, Pest) was a Swiss-born Hungarian iron manufacturer, machine and technical engineer, father of the Ganz companies. November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Embrach is a city in the district of Bülach, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Pest (in Slovak Pešť, pron. ... The Ganz electric works in Budapest is probably best known for the manufacture of tramcars, but was also a pioneer in the application of three-phase alternating current to electric railways. ...

On 1844, he opened an ironworks in Buda. His company produced various technical devices based on his patents. 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Buda (German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak: Budín, Serbian: Будим or Budim, Turkish: Budin) is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the right bank of the Danube. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a patentee (the inventor or assignee) for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which...

He committed suicide in 1867. Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

András Mechwart continued his work at the company. With his lead it became one of the most prominent companies in Austria-Hungary after 1869. Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

Production continued in the original ironworks until 1964, when the factory closed and was transformed into a museum. The Öntödei Múzeum exists to this day. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

See also

• Ganz (Ganz companies)