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Thyssen, Fritz, 1873-1951

LC control no.n 85249771
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Personal name headingThyssen, Fritz, 1873-1951
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Variant(s)Thyssen, Friedrich, 1873-1951
Associated countryGermany
Birth date1873-11-09
Death date1951-02-08
Place of birthMülheim an der Ruhr (Germany)
Field of activityMineral industries Metallurgy Steel industry and trade
Profession or occupationBusinessmen
Found inSammlung Fritz Thyssen, c1986: t.p. (Fritz Thyssen)
LC data base, 11-28-86 (hdg.: Thyssen, Fritz, 1873-1951)
Wikipedia, viewed Jan. 13, 2024: Fritz Thyssen (Friedrich "Fritz" Thyssen (9 November 1873 - 8 February 1951) was a German businessman, born into one of Germany's leading industrial families. Thyssen was born in Mülheim in the Ruhr area. His father, August, was head of the Thyssen mining and steelmaking company, founded by his father Friedrich and based in the Ruhr city of Duisburg. Friedrich studied mining and metallurgy in London, Liège, and Berlin, and after a short period in the German Army, joined the family business. On 18 January 1900 in Düsseldorf he married Amelie Helle or Zurhelle (Mülheim am Rhein, 11 December 1877 - Puchdorf bei Straubing, 25 August 1965), daughter of a factory owner. Their only child, Anna (Anita; later Anita Gräfin Zichy-Thyssen), was born in 1909.)
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Associated languageeng