Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov
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Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov is a industrialist, ancestor of the modern industry in Gabrovo and Kingdom of Bulgaria (1882)
His father Kolcho was a merchant who traveled in Bulgaria and in Turkey to sell knives. His uncle Ivancho Penchov Kalpazanov was a famous Gabrovian public character.
Later Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov studied how to manufacture woollen cords. He became the most skillful manufacturer in Gabrovo.
In 1857 Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov visited the first modern factory in Sliven
(established in 1834) and he decided to build his own textile factory. Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov made his own research for his future factory. On September 21, 1881 Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov met the young Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov
and asked him to find a company for textile machines in Germany
, because he was informed that German machines ware of the best technical quality.
Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov
sent a letter signed “To the most famous and celebrated textile company in Germany
”. Accurate German post clerks sent the letter to the town of Chemniz, the factory of Richard Hartman.
Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov realized he could not build the factory all alone because that was an expensive investment. He took for a partner Petko Cokev – a Gabrovian craftsman.
In December 1881 Vasil Karagiosov and Ivan Kalpazanov visited the company of Richard Hartmann, chose suitable machines and signed contracts. Vassil Karagiosov and Ivan Kalpazanov were the men who delivered the first German machines in Gabrovo.
On November 13 and 14, 1882 the first textile factory in Gabrovo was inaugurated.
. The daughter Stojanka married the famous d-r Petar Conchev. Sons Nikola and Dobri developed active charity activities for the Red Cross in Gabrovo. Today their names are signed by the entrance of the building. The youngest son Dimitar was killed during the Balkan Wars
in 1912.
в-к „Габрово днес”, бр. 19, 22.03.1991 г., с.8
Biography
Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov was born in 1835 in the village Kalpazani near Gabrovo.His father Kolcho was a merchant who traveled in Bulgaria and in Turkey to sell knives. His uncle Ivancho Penchov Kalpazanov was a famous Gabrovian public character.
Working experience
Kolcho Kalpazanov died too young when his elder son Ivan was only 17-year-old. He had to take care for the his mother, eight brothers and sisters. Both Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov and his cousin Petko Kalpazanov opened a small shop for different goods as suger, rice, candels, coffee, textile, etc. and made a small work-shop for clothes there too.Later Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov studied how to manufacture woollen cords. He became the most skillful manufacturer in Gabrovo.
In 1857 Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov visited the first modern factory in Sliven
Sliven
Sliven is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality. It is a relatively large town with 89,848 inhabitants, as of February 2011....
(established in 1834) and he decided to build his own textile factory. Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov made his own research for his future factory. On September 21, 1881 Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov met the young Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov
Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov
Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov is a famous Bulgarian teacher, politician, industrialist and honorary German vice-consul in Gabrovo.- Biography :Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov was born in Tarnovo on June 14, 1856. Close friend with Sava Mutkurov and Stefan Stambolov since their childhood...
and asked him to find a company for textile machines in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, because he was informed that German machines ware of the best technical quality.
Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov
Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov
Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov is a famous Bulgarian teacher, politician, industrialist and honorary German vice-consul in Gabrovo.- Biography :Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov was born in Tarnovo on June 14, 1856. Close friend with Sava Mutkurov and Stefan Stambolov since their childhood...
sent a letter signed “To the most famous and celebrated textile company in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
”. Accurate German post clerks sent the letter to the town of Chemniz, the factory of Richard Hartman.
Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov realized he could not build the factory all alone because that was an expensive investment. He took for a partner Petko Cokev – a Gabrovian craftsman.
In December 1881 Vasil Karagiosov and Ivan Kalpazanov visited the company of Richard Hartmann, chose suitable machines and signed contracts. Vassil Karagiosov and Ivan Kalpazanov were the men who delivered the first German machines in Gabrovo.
On November 13 and 14, 1882 the first textile factory in Gabrovo was inaugurated.
Charity
Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov donated money for different charity organizations, churches and monasteries.Family
Ivan Kolchev Kalpazanov and his wife Velika Stojanova had 7 children. The first daughter Deshka married Vasil Nikolov KaragiosovVasil Nikolov Karagiosov
Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov is a famous Bulgarian teacher, politician, industrialist and honorary German vice-consul in Gabrovo.- Biography :Vasil Nikolov Karagiosov was born in Tarnovo on June 14, 1856. Close friend with Sava Mutkurov and Stefan Stambolov since their childhood...
. The daughter Stojanka married the famous d-r Petar Conchev. Sons Nikola and Dobri developed active charity activities for the Red Cross in Gabrovo. Today their names are signed by the entrance of the building. The youngest son Dimitar was killed during the Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
in 1912.
Sources
- „Книга на габровската индустрия”, 1934 г., с. 33
- в-к „Балкански екъ”, бр. 62, 04.12.1943 г., с. 4
- Колева Елена, Колева Ивелина, "Как Габрово стана Българският Манчестър", сп. „Минало“, бр. 4, 2009, стр. 63-72
- инж. Карагьозова Веселинка, „Биографична справка за Васил Карагьозов”, Габрово, 2006
- Колева Ивелина, Колева Елена, „Васил Карагьозов – in memoriam”, сп. „Минало”, бр. 2, 2008 г., с. 88-96
- Карагьозов Божидар, „С поглед към Европа – чудният даскал първият европеец в Габрово”,
в-к „Габрово днес”, бр. 19, 22.03.1991 г., с.8
External links
- От светската суета до Бога, Елена Колева, Ивелина Колева, Православие.БГ
- Кратка биография на Васил Карагьозов, Елена Колева, Ивелина Колева