Bernard Lauth

Bernard Lauth (August 23, 1820 in Alsace, France^[1] – June 25, 1894) founded the American Iron Works in 1850 and formed a partnership with B.F. Jones in 1851.^[2] In 1854, Lauth retired from the steel firm, selling his partnership to James H. Laughlin, who led the company to be renamed Jones and Laughlin Steel Company.^[3] He invented and patented the process for cold rolling of iron in 1859.^[4] In 1871, he purchased the iron furnace at Howard, Pennsylvania, where he built a rolling mill in 1882.

Bernard Lauth
Born	August 23, 1820 Obersteinbach, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Died	June 25, 1894 (1894-06-26) (aged 73) near Howard, Pennsylvania in Centre County
Occupation	inventor
Known for	cold rolling
Spouse	Elizabeth Wilhelm
Parent(s)	Bernard Lauth and Catharina Barbara Dauenhauer
Relatives	William Laud