Heinz-Georg Baus
Heinz-Georg Baus (born February 25, 1934 in Heidelberg ; † May 10, 2016 ) was a German entrepreneur .
Life
Heinz-Georg Baus grew up in Schriesheim north of Heidelberg. After finishing school, Baus did an apprenticeship as a carpenter and glazier in his parents' company. At the age of 26, Baus founded the German company Bauhaus in Mannheim in 1960, based on the American model of The Home Depot . Baus moved to Switzerland early on. According to the magazine Bilanz , Baus was one of the 300 richest people living in Switzerland in 2005. Another company founded by Baus is the bathroom supplier Duscholux.
Private
Baus was considered a public shy. He was married and lived temporarily in Monaco . He rarely gave interviews; Nothing was made public about his private life. With a fortune of 2.65 billion euros , he was one of the richest Germans.
literature
- Heinz Georg Baus , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 10/2014 of March 4, 2014, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Walter Pellinghausen: Bauhaus: Mystery Man . On www.bilanz.ch, No. 08/2005 of May 3, 2005.
- Stephan Burgdorff: Good luck, little scruples. In: spiegel.de. May 1, 1996, accessed February 20, 2012 .
- Hans Galli: Bauhaus founder Heinz Georg Baus and his relationship with Belp. In: Der Bund from May 19, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The family's obituary , Neue Zürcher Zeitung , May 21, 2016, p. 34.
- ^ DIE WELT: Bauhaus founder Heinz Georg Baus dies . In: THE WORLD . May 19, 2016 ( welt.de [accessed February 17, 2018]).
- ↑ spiegel.de : Heinz Georg Baus
- ↑ Wirtschaftswoche: Heinz-Georg Baus
- ↑ a b Zeit Online: Who is behind the company called Bauhaus? December 13, 2013, accessed December 29, 2013 .
- ↑ Balance: Bauhaus: Mystery Man
- ↑ Roland Kern: Duscholux looks forward to better times. Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, April 30, 2004, accessed on November 28, 2013 .
- ↑ Extract from the commercial register SHAB : 244/2014 of December 17, 2014 (page 4): "Baus Heinz G., German citizen, Monaco (MC), President, with individual signature [previously: in Thun] ..." ( online at moneyhouse.ch )
- ↑ FAZ.net: Foundation should take over majority of Bauhaus. May 11, 2010, accessed December 29, 2013 .
- ^ Katy Hillmann: Richest Germans: Heinz-Georg Baus. Spiegel Online, November 25, 2001, accessed November 29, 2013 .
- ↑ The richest Germans include 39 from the construction scene. In: Baumarkt.de. Retrieved December 29, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baus, Heinz-Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 2016 |