Gustav Winkler
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Gustav Winkler was a German
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The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

 industrial. He led the Gustav Winkler Textilewerke in Lauban and produced mostly textile hanckerchives. He cooperated with the Kaiser Wilhelm Society in the research for the improvement in the production of textiles. Winkler held the position of a Senator in the supervising committee of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society from 1936 till 1945. In 1953 he received the Harnack medal
Harnack medal
The highest award which is presented by the Max Planck Society for services to society is the Harnack Medal, first awarded in 1925. Past recipients of the Harnack Medal are*Hermann Neuhaus 2008*Lu Yongxiang 2006*Hubert Markl 2004*Haim Harari 2001...

 of the Max Planck Society
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in 1953.
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