Johann von Fries
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Johann Graf von Fries (19 May 1719 in Mulhouse, France – 19 June 1785 in Bad Vöslau, Lower Austria) descended from a Swiss family of bankers. He was a counsellor, director of the imperial silk factories, industrialist and banker.
After his time as a mayor of Zürich he entered Austrian service. He was responsible for catering of the army.
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Further reading
- Christian Steeb: Die Grafen von Fries. Eine Schweizer Familie und ihre wirtschaftspolitische und kulturhistorische Bedeutung für Österreich zwischen 1750 und 1830. Stadtgemeinde Bad Vöslau, Bad Vöslau 1999, ISBN 3-9501205-0-5 (Dissertation).
- Gustav Otruba (1961), "Fries, Johann Graf von", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 604–606; (full text online)
External links
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- Johann von Fries in Austria-Forum (in German) (at AEIOU)
- Stammbaum der Familie Fries
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