Francis Wolle

Francis Wolle (Jacobsburg, Pennsylvania, December 17, 1817 – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1893) was an American priest of the Moravian Church, inventor and phycologist.^[1]

In 1852 he invented and patented the paper bag-making machine. In 1869 he and his brother founded a paper bag-making company called Union Paper Bag Machine Company in Savannah. His company generated $4 million income in one year. Currently his company is under the ownership of International Paper.^[2]

Works

• Desmids of the United States and list of American Pediastrums, 1884
• Fresh-Water Algae of the United States (exclusive of the Diaomaceae) : complemental to Desmids of the United States, 1887
• Diatomacea of North America, 1890

References

1. V.B. Wittrock, "Catalogus illustratus Iconothecae botanicae Horti Bergiani Stockholmiensis", Pars II, Acta Horti Bergiana Bd. 3, No. 3, 1905, p. 202.
2. "Francis Wolle". Retrieved December 16, 2012.