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Heinrich Gattineau
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Heinrich Gattineau

German economist (1905–1985)

Heinrich Gattineau (6 January 1905 – 27 April 1985) was a German economist, Sturmabteilung (SA) leader, director of IG Farben and defendant during the Nuremberg trials.2

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Born Jan 6, 1905, died Apr 27, 1985.1

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München3

Gattineau was born in Bucharest, the son of Julius Gattineau, a German dentist who had established a practice in Romania. The young Gattineau was initially educated in Switzerland before being sent to high school in Munich, ultimately studying economics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, completing his doctorate in 1929. He took a minor role in local politics, serving with the right-wing Bund Oberland in 1923. He married Wera Fritzsche, with whom he had five children, in 1929.

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Career

Occupation: political economist, economist, entrepreneur, businessperson.6

  • Date not recordedWorked at IG Farben4
  • Date not recordedBoard member, Guano Works5

Personal life

  • BornJan 6, 1905, Bucharest7 8
  • DiedApr 27, 1985, Munich9
  • CitizenshipGermany10

Awards

  • Date not recordedCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany11

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