Hugo Franz Count of Salm Obsah Front page Images from Moravian Switzerland Museum of Blansko Region Moravian Karst Cave divers Henry Wankel Czechoslovak Lion History of the chateau Hugo Franz Old Count Salm Hugo Franz Old Count Salm (1. 4. 1776 Vienna – 31. 3. 1836 Vienna) - pioneer of the Austrian technical revolution Hugo Franz Old Count Salm, industrialist, patron, collector and philanthropist, is one of the most important Moravian noblemen of the 19th century. He managed to transcend status barriers and merged the life of a nobleman with that of an industrialist as nobly as he merged his personal life with Mary Mac Caffry of Keanemore-Maguire, whose love meant more to him than courtly honours. At the instigation of his friends, the Brno factory owners Hopf and Bräunlich, he made a secret journey to England in 1801 to bring back drawings of the unique English spinning machines Jenny's. He wanted to obtain the recipe for the production of cast steel for himself. In the foundries of England and Scotland he became familiar with modern smelting processes. In almost every important English house in London and the countryside he encountered marble copies of famous ancient statues. He began to dream the dream that, in addition to cast-iron bridges, iron houses and factory buildings, his Blanc foundries would also cast monumental ancient statues to adorn not only noble houses and their gardens but also public urban spaces. For his services to the inoculation against smallpox in Blansko, the then London Jenner Inoculation Society accepted him as an honorary member. On his way back to Berlin, the old Count received invitations from Dietrich Ludwig Karsten, the chief Prussian upper council, the philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte and the poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock. The sculptor Christian Rauch invited him to his studio. Olomučany pottery Archeology Treasure of silver coins The Mystery of "Býčí Skálal" Cave Princess of "Býčí Skála" Cave Funeral carriage Blansko artistic cast iron Karl Ludwig von Reichenbach