Victor Gustav Bloede (1849-1937), (pronounced as Blerda) was a chemist and manufacturer of chemicals, and president of the Victor G. Bloede Company. "The synthetic dye industry in West Virginia began with the efforts of the chemist Victor G. Bloede (1849-1937).". http://www. colorantshistory. org/WestVirginiaDyeIndustry. html.



