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Tomas Bata

industrialist
Born: 1876
Birthplace: Zlin, Czech Republic

Bata began his career making shoes and grew his business to become the largest leather factory in Europe. By 1928, it was producing 75,000 pairs of shoes daily.

Died: 1932

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