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1793-1881. British industrialist who
developed the production of viscose rayon and
other synthetic fibres from 1904. He founded
the firm of Courtaulds in 1816 in Bocking,
Essex, and at first
specialized in silk and crepe manufacture.
His great-nephew, Samuel Courtauld
(1876-1947), was chair of the firm from 1921,
and in 1931 gave his house and art collection
to the University of London as the Courtauld
institute.