August Thyssen junior
August Thyssen junior (born September 25, 1874 in Mülheim an der Ruhr , † June 13, 1943 in Munich ) was a German entrepreneur. He was a member of the owner family Thyssen and co-owner of Thyssen & Co .
Life
August Thyssen junior was born as the second son of the entrepreneur and large industrialist August Thyssen and his wife Hedwig Pelzer in Mülheim an der Ruhr. At his father's request, after graduating from school, he initially worked for the German Emperors' union in Bruckhausen . A lack of work discipline and the son's regular drinking tours meant that his father sent him away from Mülheim and assigned him new tasks in the company's Berlin office.
In Berlin Thyssen junior continued his dissolute lifestyle. Without his father's knowledge, he joined the body squadron of the guard hussars with the intention of pursuing a career at the imperial court. With the help of financial donations to comrades in the regiment, he succeeded in being the first member of bourgeois origin to pass the reserve officer examination. The acquisition of the 3,900-acre manor Rüdersdorf he tried his goal of ennobling come closer.
August Thyssen senior's attempt in 1904 to initiate incapacitation proceedings against his son and to apply for admission to a mental hospital failed. August Thyssen junior brought the legal dispute with his father to the public through the Berlin gossip " Roland von Berlin ".
When Thyssen junior threatened private bankruptcy in 1919, his father took over the debts and made him cede his shares in the family company Thyssen & Co to him, the father. In return, the son received a generous severance payment with which he was able to finance his subsequent wandering life through various European countries.
Although August Thyssen junior had numerous amorous relationships and marriage plans throughout his life, he was never married and had no children. He died in Munich on June 13, 1943.
literature
- Stephan Wegener (ed.): August and Josef Thyssen. The family and their company. Klartext, Essen 2004, pp. 103-109.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thyssen, August junior |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thyssen, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1943 |
| Place of death | Munich |