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Gabriele Henkel
Gabriele Henkel (née Hünermann; 9 December 1931 - 28 September 2017), was a German art collector, art patron, author and artist. She was married to Konrad Henkel, the long-standing head of the Henkel Group. Life Gabriele Hünermann was born in Düsseldorf, a daughter of Theodor Hünermann, chief physician of the Marien Hospital there. After a deprived war childhood without schooling, her father sent her to London to be an au pair at the age of 16. After which she worked as a journalist for the weekly magazines, The Observer and Newsweek, and was the youngest member of the Federal Press Conference when she met Konrad Henkel at the Rhenish Carnival. The couple married in 1955, she took her husband's last name. From 1970 to 2000, she collected art from all over the world for the Henkel company, therefore building up the Group's art collection. The works are located in the offices, meeting rooms and staff canteens at the companies headquarters in Düsseldorf. The collection comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konrad Henkel
Konrad Henkel (25 October 1915 - 24 April 1999) was a German chemist and industrialist, and long-time head of the Henkel Group. Life Konrad Henkel was born in 1915, the grandson of Fritz Henkel (1848-1930), founder of the detergent factory Henkel & Cie in Aachen in 1876 moved in 1878 to Düsseldorf. Henkel was the second son of Hugo Henkel and Gerda Henkel. He graduated from high school in Düsseldorf and then studied chemistry at the Technical University of Munich. He then transferred to the Technical University of Braunschweig and later to the Technical University of Karlsruhe, where he received his doctorate in 1939. Between 1939 and 1945, he worked at the then Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, where he conducted research on poison gases under the supervision of Richard Kuhn (co-discoverer of Soman). In 1948, he joined Henkel as a chemist in product development. From 1949 to 1956, Konrad Henkel was Head of Product Development at Henkel and finally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Merit Of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Verdienstorden des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a civil order of merit, of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia was founded on 11 March 1986. It is awarded to citizens representing all segments of the population who have made extraordinary contributions to the people and state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The order is limited to 2500 living recipients. From its founding through January 2010, a total of 1,559 people have been awarded the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia. References External links Administrative provisions to the Law on the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia Verdienstorden des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen {{Orders of merit of Germany North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Births
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Members Of The Order Of Merit Of North Rhine-Westphalia
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Officers Crosses Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany
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German Autobiographers
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Women Art Collectors
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German Art Collectors
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) * German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Henkel
Christoph Henkel (born 11 February 1958) is a London-based German billionaire businessman. As of September 2021, his net worth is estimated at US$1.7 billion. Early life Christoph Henkel was born on 11 February 1958 in Düsseldorf, West Germany. Henkel's grandfather, Friedrich Karl Henkel, founded Henkel, a cleaning products company, in 1876. His father, Konrad Henkel, took over the company and turned it into a global corporation. Christoph Henkel was born in February 1958 Career Henkel inherited a £1 billion stake in the German chemical company Henkel shortly after his father's death in 1999. He is a co-founder and co-owner of Canyon Equity, headquartered in Larkspur, California. He is also the owner of Dunton Hot Springs resort in Dunton, Colorado, US. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Düsseldorf in 2007. In the '' Sunday Times Rich List 2022'' ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK he was placed 5th with an estimated family fortune o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoir
A memoir (; , ) is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiography since the late 20th century, the genre is differentiated in form, presenting a narrowed focus. A biography or autobiography tells the story "of a life", while a memoir often tells the story of a particular event or time, such as touchstone moments and turning points from the author's life. The author of a memoir may be referred to as a memoirist or a memorialist. Early memoirs Memoirs have been written since the ancient times, as shown by Julius Caesar's ''Commentarii de Bello Gallico'', also known as ''Commentaries on the Gallic Wars''. In the work, Caesar describes the battles that took place during the nine years that he spent fighting local armies in the Gallic Wars. His second memoir, '' Commentarii de Bello Civili'' (or ''Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
The Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is the art collection of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, in Düsseldorf. United by this institution are three different exhibition venues: the ''K20'' at Grabbeplatz, the ''K21'' in the Ständehaus, and the ''Schmela Haus''. The Kunstsammlung was founded in 1961 by the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia as a foundation under private law for the purpose of displaying the art collection and expanding it through new acquisitions. During its 50-year history, the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen has earned an international reputation as a museum for the art of the 20th century. For some time now, however, the chronological spectrum of the collection—which was initiated through the purchase of works by Paul Klee—has extended up to the immediate present. The building at Grabbeplatz (''K20''), with its characteristic black granite façade, was inaugurated in 1986. An extension building was completed in 2010. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellectual or honorary fields. It was created by the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Theodor Heuss, on 7 September 1951. Colloquially, the decorations of the different classes of the Order are also known as the Federal Cross of Merit (). It has been awarded to over 200,000 individuals in total, both Germans and foreigners. Since the 1990s, the number of annual awards has declined from over 4,000, first to around 2,300–2,500 per year, and now under 2,000, with a low of 1752 in 2011. Since 2013, women have made up a steady 30–35% of recipients. Most of the German federal states (''Länder'') have each their own order of merit as well, with the exception of the Free and Hanseatic Cities of Bremen and Hamburg, which rejec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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