LC control no. | n 85249771 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Thyssen, Fritz, 1873-1951 |
Variant(s) | Thyssen, Friedrich, 1873-1951 |
Associated country | Germany |
Birth date | 1873-11-09 |
Death date | 1951-02-08 |
Place of birth | Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany) |
Field of activity | Mineral industries Metallurgy Steel industry and trade |
Profession or occupation | Businessmen |
Found in | Sammlung 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.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Thyssen> |
Associated language | eng |