Photo: Jacob Hilsdorf, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹¹

Amélie Thyssen

German businesswoman and wife of Fritz Thyssen

Amélie Thyssen (11 September 1877 – 25 August 1965) was a German businesswoman and wife of Fritz Thyssen.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Amélie Thyssen (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 11, 1877, died Aug 25, 1965.¹

About

During World War II she had voluntarily joined her husband at the Dachau concentration camp and later was held at Buchenwald as well.

Amélie Thyssen died in 1965. Anita Countess Zichy-Thyssen ran the Foundation until her death in 1990. The family has had a dispute over the running of the Foundation.

She created on 7 July 1959 the Fritz Thyssen Foundation with Anita Gräfin Zichy-Thyssen.

From Wikipedia’s article on Amélie Thyssen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Fritz Thyssen FoundationFounder¹⁰

Career

Occupation: businessperson.⁴

Date not recordedFounded Fritz Thyssen Foundation³

Personal life

BornSep 11, 1877, Mülheim⁵
DiedAug 25, 1965, Straubing⁶
CitizenshipGermany⁷
SpouseFritz Thyssen⁸

Awards

Date not recordedGreat Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany⁹

Sources

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WikidataAmélie Thyssen on Wikidata
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WikipediaAmélie Thyssen on Wikipedia
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WikidataAmélie Thyssen: Founded Fritz Thyssen Foundation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAmélie Thyssen: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAmélie Thyssen: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAmélie Thyssen: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataAmélie Thyssen: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAmélie Thyssen: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataAmélie Thyssen: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataFritz Thyssen Foundation, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsAmélie Thyssen photo by Jacob Hilsdorf, Public domain