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About Richard Norman Morawetz
see Richard's story (broken link)
See also: http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05272009-222440/unrestricted/..., pp. 4-6.(broken link)
Richard Morawetz was born in 1881 in Úpice, Bohemia. Three of Richard‟s five siblings died in infancy and his mother passed away when he was only 17. Richard‟s father, Ludwig was a respected businessman who owned a large cotton factory.
When Ludwig became ill and eventually died in 1901, Richard and his siblings inherited the family business and Richard became the manager of a cotton factory at the age of twenty. An avid student, Richard immediately began researching the business of cotton and eventually became a successful and well-respected member of the cotton industry. He wrote numerous articles and regularly gave lectures on advances within the industry. Shortly after his father‟s death in 1901, Richard spent a significant amount of time as an industrial apprentice in England, a country he grew to love. He would eventually be regarded by his family and friends as a true “Anglophile.”
In 1904, Richard toured the United States, and in 1910, spent nearly a year traveling though various countries in Asia. He also traveled extensively throughout Europe. Richard documented his travels with photography, one of his favorite hobbies. Soon, apart from his industrial lectures, he began lecturing on his travels, supplementing his presentations with slides of photographs he had taken himself.
In 1914, upon returning from one of his many trips, Richard met Frida Glaser in a coffee shop. The two were introduced by Frida‟s father Adolf. Frida was impressed by Richard‟s knowledge and fascinated by the stories of his travels. Richard told Frida and her family about a large estate he had recently purchased in the small rural village of Světla nad Sázavou. The estate included a castle, the oldest parts of which were built in the 14th Century.8 Richard‟s interest in Frida soon led to a courtship which included an invitation to visit the ancient castle.
On October 1, 1914, Richard Morawetz and Frida Glaser were engaged. The couple married three months later on January 15, 1915 in Prague. Richard and Frida Morawetz had four children . . . all of whom were born in the castle at Světla nad Sázavou.
The Morawetz children enjoyed a relatively happy childhood, much of which was spent at the castle. The family lived there full-time during World War I and for several years afterwards. In 1920, they moved to the mill town of Úpice where Richard owned a jute factory with his brother. Afterwards, the castle was used as a summer residence for the family.
Marriage record: PRAHA 2711 O 1915 (i) (3/30)
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Richard Norman Morawetz's Timeline
| 1881 |
May 21, 1881
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úpice, Trutnov District, Hradec Králové Region, Czechia (Czech Republic)
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| 1915 |
October 16, 1915
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Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Hlavní město Praha, Czech Republic
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| 1917 |
January 17, 1917
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Světlá nad Sázavou, Havlíčkův Brod District, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic
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| 1965 |
October 18, 1965
Age 84
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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