August Thyssen

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August Thyssen was a prominent German industrialist and steel magnate who founded the Thyssen steel empire, a cornerstone of Germany’s heavy industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Label Occurrences
August Thyssen canonical 1
Fritz Thyssen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf entrepreneur
human
steel magnate
associatedWith ThyssenKrupp NERFINISHED
birthDate 1842-05-17
birthPlace Escheweiler NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
burialPlace Mülheim an der Ruhr NERFINISHED
businessRegion Germany NERFINISHED
Ruhr area NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship German Empire NERFINISHED
Germany
deathDate 1926-04-04
deathPlace Mülheim an der Ruhr NERFINISHED
Weimar Republic NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
late 19th century
ethnicGroup German
familyName Thyssen NERFINISHED
founded Thyssen & Co. NERFINISHED
Thyssen steel empire NERFINISHED
givenName August NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Thyssen industrial family NERFINISHED
hasPartIn industrialization of the Ruhr region
industry heavy industry
steel industry
influenced development of German heavy industry
languageOfWorkOrName German
name August Thyssen NERFINISHED
notableFor being a leading figure of German heavy industry in the early 20th century
being a leading figure of German heavy industry in the late 19th century
building one of Germany's largest steel companies
notableWork development of Thyssen industrial empire
founding of Thyssen steel works
occupation businessperson
industrialist
steel manufacturer
parentOf Fritz Thyssen NERFINISHED
Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza NERFINISHED
residence Mülheim an der Ruhr NERFINISHED
Ruhr region NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Joseph Thyssen NERFINISHED

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Thyssen-Bornemisza family hasMember August Thyssen
Thyssen-Bornemisza family hasMember August Thyssen
this entity surface form: Fritz Thyssen