Margarete Steiff
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Margarete Steiff was a German seamstress and entrepreneur best known for founding the Steiff toy company and creating the first commercially produced teddy bears.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Steiff | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human ⓘ seamstress ⓘ toy company ⓘ |
| associatedWith | industrialization of toy production in Germany ⓘ |
| brandAssociatedWith | Steiff button-in-ear trademark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessRole |
founder of Steiff
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owner of a felt clothing and toy workshop ⓘ |
| causeOfDisability | polio ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
biographical publications about her life and work
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museums and exhibitions about Steiff toys ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| entrepreneurialActivity | expanding a small sewing business into an industrial toy manufacturer ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Steiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
manufacturing
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textiles ⓘ toy design ⓘ |
| founded | Steiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Margarete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisability | paralysis of legs ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Swabian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | toy industry ⓘ |
| influenced | later plush toy designers ⓘ |
| inspired | development of the modern teddy bear industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the first commercially produced teddy bears
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founding the Steiff toy company ⓘ |
| legacy | internationally recognized premium plush toy brand ⓘ |
| name | Margarete Steiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
introducing jointed plush bears to the market
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pioneering soft stuffed toy production ⓘ |
| notableWork | early stuffed toy animals ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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seamstress ⓘ toy manufacturer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Giengen an der Brenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Giengen an der Brenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productDeveloped |
jointed teddy bears
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soft toy animals ⓘ stuffed felt elephant pincushions ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialRole | female business pioneer in 19th-century Germany ⓘ |
| workLocation | Giengen an der Brenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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