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Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
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1738 – 1815
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Who was Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf?
Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf was a French naturalized German industrialist. He became famous for founding the royal manufacture of printed cottons of Jouy-en-Josas where the toile de Jouy was manufactured.
Oberkampf was born in Wiesenbach, Germany, into a family of dyers. He traveled to educate himself and initially worked in Mulhouse as an engraver, then from October 1758 in Paris as a colourist.
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- Born
- Jun 11, 1738
Blaufelden - Nationality
- France
- Germany
- Died
- Oct 6, 1815
Jouy-en-Josas
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on July 23, 2013
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