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Amélie Thyssen
Amélie Thyssen (11 September 1877 – 25 August 1965) was a German Businessperson, businesswoman and wife of Fritz Thyssen. During World War II she had voluntarily joined her husband at the Dachau concentration camp and later was held at Buchenwald as well. Amélie Thyssen died in 1965. Anita Countess Zichy-Thyssen ran the Foundation until her death in 1990. The family has had a dispute over the running of the Foundation. She created on 7 July 1959 the Fritz Thyssen Foundation with Anita Gräfin Zichy-Thyssen. Thyssen Krupp. , accessdate=1 December 2013 Distinction * Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyReferences See al ...
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Mülheim
Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr (, ; ; ) and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home to many companies, and two Max Planck Institutes. Mülheim an der Ruhr received its town charter in 1808, and 100 years later the population exceeded 100,000, making Mülheim officially a city. At the time of the city's 200th anniversary with approximately 170,000 residents, it was counted among the smaller cities of Germany. Geography Geographical location Mülheim an der Ruhr is located to the southwest of Essen in the Ruhr valley. Geology The northern foothills of the Rhenish Massif are characterised by the distinctive rock formation of the bare mountain slopes through which run coal-bearing layers which formed during the carboniferous period. Here the Ruhr cuts more than 50 meters deep into this Mittelgebirge. This natural e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
