Samuel Fränkel

Samuel Fränkel (שמואל פרנקל; 22 November 1801 – 28 July 1881 ) was a German industrialist.

Life
Samuel Fränkel was born 22 November 1801 in Zülz (currently Biała, Poland). In 1827 he moved to Neustadt O.S. (currently Prudnik). He founded a linen and terrycloth factory in 1845, at the shore of Prudnik river. It quickly became one of the biggest terrycloth factories in Europe. Fränkel opened a few branches in Berlin and Augsburg. The company was confiscated from the Fränkel family by Nazis in 1938, under the Nuremberg Laws that prohibited German Jews from owning property. Post-war, the company reopened under the name Zakłady Przemysłu Bawełnianego "Frotex".

Family
He was a grandfather of Max Pinkus.

Death
Samuel Fränkel died 28 July 1881 in Neustadt O.S.