Joseph Thyssen
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Joseph Thyssen, also Josef Thyssen (Eschweiler
, 14 February 1844 – Mülheim an der Ruhr, 15 July 1915), was a German
industrialist. He was the son of Friedrich Thyssen
and the younger brother of August Thyssen
, who was also his closest colleague and confidant.
After working with his brother in the banking business of their father, Thyssen was co-owner since 1877 of August Thyssen Styrum Mill Thyssen & Co. He held this position in various supervisory and management bodies of the Thyssen Group. Among other things, he was a Foundation Board member of the Mülheim Mining Association from 1898. In 1900 he moved with his family to his newly built Villa Josef Thyssen by the River Ruhr
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In 1880 he married the daughter Klara Mülheimer Publishers Bagel (1856–1918). The couple had three children: Julius (1881–1946), Johanna (1883–1887) and Hans (1890–1943). In 1915 Joseph Thyssen died by an accident at work in the Mülheim plants, falling between two rail car buffers during an evening patrol. He was buried in the Old Cemetery (Old Cemetery) in Mülheim an de Ruhr.
taken from Wikipedia (German), translated by Google Translator.
Eschweiler
Eschweiler is a municipality in the district of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany on the river Inde, near the German-Belgian-Dutch frontier, and about 15 km east of Aachen and 50 km west of Cologne.- History :...
, 14 February 1844 – Mülheim an der Ruhr, 15 July 1915), was a German
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
industrialist. He was the son of Friedrich Thyssen
Friedrich Thyssen
Johann Friedrich Thyssen was a German banker and patriarch of the Thyssen family dynasty.-Family:He was the son of Nikolaus Thyssen and wife Christine Nellessen...
and the younger brother of August Thyssen
August Thyssen
August Thyssen was a German industrialist.-Career and marriage:...
, who was also his closest colleague and confidant.
After working with his brother in the banking business of their father, Thyssen was co-owner since 1877 of August Thyssen Styrum Mill Thyssen & Co. He held this position in various supervisory and management bodies of the Thyssen Group. Among other things, he was a Foundation Board member of the Mülheim Mining Association from 1898. In 1900 he moved with his family to his newly built Villa Josef Thyssen by the River Ruhr
Ruhr
The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany , a right tributary of the Rhine.-Description:The source of the Ruhr is near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous Sauerland region, at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet...
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In 1880 he married the daughter Klara Mülheimer Publishers Bagel (1856–1918). The couple had three children: Julius (1881–1946), Johanna (1883–1887) and Hans (1890–1943). In 1915 Joseph Thyssen died by an accident at work in the Mülheim plants, falling between two rail car buffers during an evening patrol. He was buried in the Old Cemetery (Old Cemetery) in Mülheim an de Ruhr.
taken from Wikipedia (German), translated by Google Translator.