Gustav Winkler (11 May 1867 in

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– 26 April 1954 in

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industrialist. He led the "Gustav Winkler Textilwerke" in Lauban and produced mostly textile hanckerchives. He cooperated with the

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in the research for the improvement in the production of textiles. Winkler held the position of a Senator in the supervising committee of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society from 1936 till 1945. In 1953 he received the Harnack medal of the

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in 1953.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Winkler, Gustav 1867 births 1954 deaths Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany