Ferdinand Piatnik
Ferdinand Piatnik was an Austrian-Hungarian card painter, manufacturer, business magnate, philanthropist and the founder of Piatnik & Söhne.Life
Born at Buda, Kingdom of Hungary, he was educated in Pozsony. He bought an Austrian card company from Anton Moser in 1843 and made it to one of the most successful game manufacturing companies in the world. He later married the widow of Anton Moser. After his three sons - Ferdinand, Adolf and Rudolf Paul - entered the company in 1882 it was renamed Ferdinand Piatnik & Söhne.
He died in Bad Vöslau.
