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Carl Tchilinghiryan
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Carl Tchilinghiryan

German businessman

Carl Tchilinghiryan (27 February 1910 – 8 May 1987) was a German businessman of Armenian origin, who co-founded the coffee house Tchibo.2

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

Born Feb 27, 1910, died May 8, 1987.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: businessperson.4

In 1949, together with Max Herz, he founded the "Frisch-Röst-Kaffee Carl Tchiling GmbH", which today is known as Tchibo.

Before founding the Tchibo company Tchilinghiryan dealt as a dried fruit specialist in dates, figs and trail mix.

In order to facilitate the pronunciation of his Armenian name for future Tchibo customers, Tchilinghiryan changed the spelling of his name to "Carl Tchiling-Hiryan".

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

Personal life

  • BornFeb 27, 1910, Hamburg5
  • DiedMay 8, 1987, Hamburg6
  • CitizenshipGermany7

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