Johann ''Friedrich'' Thyssen (1 October 1804 in
Aachen
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– 25 May 1877 in
Eschweiler
Eschweiler (, Ripuarian: ) is a municipality in the district of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany on the river Inde, near the German-Belgian-Dutch border, and about east of Aachen and west of Cologne.
History
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) was a German banker and patriarch of the
Thyssen family
The Thyssen family has notable members, all of whom descend from Friedrich Thyssen, who have established steel works, elevators and escalators, industrial conglomerates, banks, and art collections - Thyssen AG, ThyssenKrupp and ThyssenKrupp Mar ...
dynasty
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.
Family
He was the son of Nikolaus Thyssen and wife Christine Nellessen. His family had settled in rural Aachen in the 18th century.
He married in Aachen on 1 October 1838 his cousin Katharina Thyssen.
Career
He was the initiator of the Thyssen fortune and the father of
August Thyssen
August Thyssen (; Eschweiler, 17 May 1842 – Landsberg Castle, Ratingen, near Kettwig, 4 April 1926) was a German industrialist.
Career and marriage
After he had completed his studies at the RWTH Aachen University, University of Karlsruhe and ...
and
Joseph Thyssen
Joseph Thyssen, also Josef Thyssen (14 February 1844 – 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.
Biograp ...
, both of whom joined his bank.
See also
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Thyssen
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Thyssen family
The Thyssen family has notable members, all of whom descend from Friedrich Thyssen, who have established steel works, elevators and escalators, industrial conglomerates, banks, and art collections - Thyssen AG, ThyssenKrupp and ThyssenKrupp Mar ...
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Ancestors of Baroness Francesca Anne Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kaszon*
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1804 births
1877 deaths
People from Aachen
German bankers
Friedrich Thyssen
Johann ''Friedrich'' Thyssen (1 October 1804 in Aachen – 25 May 1877 in Eschweiler) was a German banker and patriarch of the Thyssen family dynasty.
Family
He was the son of Nikolaus Thyssen and wife Christine Nellessen. His family had se ...
19th-century German businesspeople