Photo: US Army photographers on behalf of the OUSCCPAC or its successor organisation, the OCCWC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹²

Heinrich Hörlein

German chemist (1882–1954)

Philipp Heinrich Hörlein (5 June 1882 – 23 May 1954), was a German entrepreneur, scientist, lecturer, and Nazi Wehrwirtschaftsführer. He was tried for war crimes for his involvement in the Holocaust and his knowledge of medical experimentation on concentration camp prisoners, but he was ultimately acquitted and released.²

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

Born Jun 5, 1882, died May 23, 1954.¹

Companies

IG FarbenBoard member 1931 to 1945¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Jena³
Date not recordedTechnical University of Darmstadt³

Career

Occupation: university teacher, chemist.⁷

1931 to 1945Board member, IG Farben⁶
Date not recordedSection chief, IG Farben^{4 5}
Date not recordedWorked at University of Jena⁴
Date not recordedWorked at University of Düsseldorf⁴

Personal life

BornJun 5, 1882, Wendelsheim⁸
DiedMay 23, 1954, Wuppertal⁹
CitizenshipGermany¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataHeinrich Hörlein on Wikidata
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WikipediaHeinrich Hörlein on Wikipedia
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WikidataHeinrich Hörlein: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataHeinrich Hörlein: Section chief, IG Farben, on Wikidata
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WikidataSection chief, IG Farben, as reported by Nuremberg Trials Project
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WikidataHeinrich Hörlein: Board member, IG Farben, on Wikidata
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WikidataHeinrich Hörlein: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataHeinrich Hörlein: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataHeinrich Hörlein: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataHeinrich Hörlein: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataIG Farben, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsHeinrich Hörlein photo by US Army photographers on behalf of the OUSCCPAC or its successor organisation, the OCCWC, Public domain

Companies

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

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