Ernst Marlier
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Ernst Ferdinand Emil Marlier (born 28 July 1875 in Coburg; date and place of death uncertain) was a German pharmaceutical manufacturer who built the Wannsee Villa, where the Wannsee Conference
was held.
In 1914, Marlier engaged architect Paul Baumgarten (later a favorite architect of Adolf Hitler
) to build a magnificent villa in the Berlin suburb Wannsee. But Marlier was unable to keep the villa because of his business problems. In 1905 the Pharmaceutical Institute of Berlin determined that Marlier’s medicines consisted of nothing more than tartaric acid
, citric acid
, sodium chloride, and egg yolk . In 1907 the German government forbade the sale of Marlier’s Antiposition and Antineurasthin. Marlier became involved in a tangle of legal troubles and in 1921 was forced to sell the Wannsee Villa to industrialist Friedrich Minoux
for 2,300,000 reichsmarks.
announced the decision to murder the Jews of Europe at the Wannsee Conference
, which took place in the Wannsee Villa.
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. The purpose of the conference was to inform administrative leaders of Departments responsible for various policies relating to Jews, that Reinhard Heydrich...
was held.
Early years
Ernst Marlier was the son of Philipp Marlier, a postal official (died 1902), and Mathilda Marlier (née Forkeln). After receiving commercial training in the Fuchs Book Factory, Marlier fulfilled his military service obligation in Infantry Regiment 22 in Kassel, after which he moved to Nuremberg. There he was proprietor of a shipping firm, Micado.Drug Maker
In 1903 Marlier settled in Berlin (Kurfürstenstrasse 173a, later Sternstrasse 22), where he founded multiple drug firms (Chemische Fabrik Dr. Schröder GmbH, Chemische Fabrik Dr. Hartmann GmbH, Chemische Fabrik Dr. Wagner und Marlier, and the coal wholesaler Julius Marlier). But by 1907 Marlier was already having problems with police headquarters, which warned that Marlier’s preparations “did not have the properties ascribed to them in their sales information.” Among the pharmaceuticals Marlier sold were Antiposition, Antineurasthin, Renascin, Slankal, Levathin, Visnervin, Vitalito and Hämasol.Assault charges
In 1904, Marlier was charged with battery and disturbance of the peace, and sentenced to six days in jail. In 1913, on the corner of Friedrichstraße and Jägerstraße, Marlier was arrested for assault and battery. According to the police, Marlier had slapped the face of a woman waiting at a cab stand. When two drivers intervened, Marlier beat them both. A policeman named Brandt saw the disturbance and approached, whereupon Marlier attacked him. According to the police report, Marlier was taken to the police precinct. A wild scene ensued, the furious Marlier accosting everyone in sight. Marlier was sentenced to pay a 600 mark fine. Marlier's wife divorced him in 1922 because he beat her.Wannsee Villa
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
) to build a magnificent villa in the Berlin suburb Wannsee. But Marlier was unable to keep the villa because of his business problems. In 1905 the Pharmaceutical Institute of Berlin determined that Marlier’s medicines consisted of nothing more than tartaric acid
Tartaric acid
Tartaric acid is a white crystalline diprotic organic acid. It occurs naturally in many plants, particularly grapes, bananas, and tamarinds; is commonly combined with baking soda to function as a leavening agent in recipes, and is one of the main acids found in wine. It is added to other foods to...
, citric acid
Citric acid
Citric acid is a weak organic acid. It is a natural preservative/conservative and is also used to add an acidic, or sour, taste to foods and soft drinks...
, sodium chloride, and egg yolk . In 1907 the German government forbade the sale of Marlier’s Antiposition and Antineurasthin. Marlier became involved in a tangle of legal troubles and in 1921 was forced to sell the Wannsee Villa to industrialist Friedrich Minoux
Friedrich Minoux
Friedrich Minoux was a German industrialist and financier who is best known for being one of the owners of the Wannsee House, where the namesake conference that would decide the fate of millions at the hands of the Nazis during World War II was held in early 1942.-Early life:Born in the Pfalz...
for 2,300,000 reichsmarks.
Wannsee Conference
On January 20, 1942, Reinhard HeydrichReinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich , also known as The Hangman, was a high-ranking German Nazi official.He was SS-Obergruppenführer and General der Polizei, chief of the Reich Main Security Office and Stellvertretender Reichsprotektor of Bohemia and Moravia...
announced the decision to murder the Jews of Europe at the Wannsee Conference
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. The purpose of the conference was to inform administrative leaders of Departments responsible for various policies relating to Jews, that Reinhard Heydrich...
, which took place in the Wannsee Villa.