Lieven Bauwens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lieven Bauwens

engineer, entrepreneur, industrial spy

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1769

Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1822

Profession: engineer, politician, spy

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Lieven Bauwens (14 June 1769, in Ghent – 17 March 1822, in Paris) was a Belgian entrepreneur and industrial spy who was sent to Great Britain at a young age and brought a spinning mule and skilled workers to the European continent. He started textile plants in Paris (1799) and Ghent (1800).
In Ghent he was also mayor for one year.
As a leading industrial, he was visited by Napoleon in 1810 and awarded the Legion d'Honneur. He is remembered in Flanders for bringing the textile industry, and thereby the Industrial Revolution, there. The spinning mule that was brought to Ghent can still be visited, in the Industrial Museum .