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Described as 'a principal figure in the Industrial Revolution in France.' He had had a button-making business in Birmingham, and moved to France, first settling in Saint-Omer, before moving to La Charité-sur-Loire.<ref> 'Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution' by A. E. Musson & Eric Robinson, Manchester University Press, 1969</ref>
Described as 'a principal figure in the Industrial Revolution in France.' He had had a button-making business in Birmingham, and moved to France, first settling in Saint-Omer, before moving to La Charité-sur-Loire.<ref> 'Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution' by A. E. Musson & Eric Robinson, Manchester University Press, 1969</ref>


Alcock modernised the St. Etienne ironworks in the 1760s with the help of  skilled workmen that his wife had recruited in England.<ref>[http://www.nber.org/chapters/c12364.pdf] 'The Rate and Direction of Invention in the British Industrial Revolution: Incentives and Institutions' by Ralf R. Meisenzahl and Joel Mokyr</ref>
In the 1760s Alcock modernised the St. Etienne ironworks with the help of  skilled workmen that his wife had recruited in England.<ref>[http://www.nber.org/chapters/c12364.pdf] 'The Rate and Direction of Invention in the British Industrial Revolution: Incentives and Institutions' by Ralf R. Meisenzahl and Joel Mokyr</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Revision as of 12:40, 24 December 2016

Michael Alcock (1714-1785)

Michael Alcock emigrated from Birmingham, and settled in La Charité-sur-Loire in 1756, establishing a manufactory of hardware in that town.[1]

Described as 'a principal figure in the Industrial Revolution in France.' He had had a button-making business in Birmingham, and moved to France, first settling in Saint-Omer, before moving to La Charité-sur-Loire.[2]

In the 1760s Alcock modernised the St. Etienne ironworks with the help of skilled workmen that his wife had recruited in England.[3]

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  1. ↑ [1] Victoria & Albert Museum - Marie Alcock (1740-1824)/
  2. ↑ 'Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution' by A. E. Musson & Eric Robinson, Manchester University Press, 1969
  3. ↑ [2] 'The Rate and Direction of Invention in the British Industrial Revolution: Incentives and Institutions' by Ralf R. Meisenzahl and Joel Mokyr
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