Hans Riegel
German businessman and inventor of the gummy bear
Johannes "Hans" Riegel Sr. (4 April 1893 – 31 March 1945) was a German confectioner who invented the gummy bear in 1920 and founded the Haribo company.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Hans Riegel (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Apr 3, 1893, died Mar 31, 1945.1
Companies
Career
Occupation: businessperson, entrepreneur.4
Personal life
He was married to Gertrud (née Vianden), who was also the person Riegel hired to work at Haribo. Riegel died on 31 March 1945.
From Wikipedia’s article on Hans Riegel (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- 1WikidataHans Riegel on Wikidata
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- 9WikidataHaribo, Founder