Hellmut Kruse

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Hellmut Kruse (born May 19, 1926 in Hamburg ; † January 25, 2018 there ) was a German entrepreneur.

Life

Kruse studied literary history and philosophy at the universities of Hamburg and Friborg / Switzerland , where he in 1948 with a thesis on Wolf Graf von Kalckreuth Dr. phil. received his doctorate . From 1979 to 1989 he was CEO of Beiersdorf AG in Hamburg. From 1992 to 1999 he was president of the Übersee-Club there .

In addition to his work in business, Kruse published several anthologies with Christmas poems. In February 2006 he published the autobiography Wagen und Winnen - A Hanseatic Merchant's Life in the 20th Century .

The businessman and Senator from Hamburg, Hans EB Kruse (1891–1968), was his father.

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  1. Beiersdorf mourns Dr. Hellmut Kruse. In: Beiersdorf. January 29, 2018, accessed January 29, 2018 .