Thyssen is a Low Frankish and

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. It is derived from the common given name

Thijs Thijs is a common Dutch language, Dutch Dutch name#Dutch given names, given name and surname. It is a short form of Matthijs (Dutch form of Matthew (given name), Matthew) or Timothijs or Timotheus (Dutch forms of Timothy (given name), Timothy). The ...

, a short form of Mathijs (

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). The Dutch digraph ij and the y ("ij" without dots) were used interchangeably until the surname spelling fixations around 1810. While

Thijssen Thijssen, Thijsen and Thijsse are Dutch patronymic surnames. The common Dutch given name Thijs is a short form of Mathijs (=Matthew). Thijssen is particularly common in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburgbr> People with this surname inc ...

is the more common form in the Netherlands, "Thyssen" prevails elsewhere. It may refer to:

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* Craig Thyssen (born 1984), South African cricketer *

Greta Thyssen Greta Thyssen (born Grethe Karen Thygesen; 30 March 1927 – 6 January 2018) was a Danish film actress and former model, long-resident in the United States. Born in Hareskovby, Denmark, she appeared in films and television series between 1956 an ...

(1933–2018), Danish film actress and model * Ingrid Thyssen (born 1956), German javelin thrower *

Marianne Thyssen Marianne Leonie Petrus Thyssen (; born 24 July 1956) is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party (CD&V) who served as European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility between 2014 and 201 ...

(born 1956), Belgian politician and EU Commissioner *

Nicole Thyssen Nicole Thyssen (; born 5 June 1988) is a Dutch retired tennis player. In her career, Thyssen won five singles titles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 219 in September 2008. Her ...

(born 1988), Dutch tennis player * Ole Thyssen (born 1944), Danish philosopher and sociologist *

Thyssen family The Thyssen familyhttps://www.genealogics.org/descendtext.php?personID=I00337350&tree=LEO&generations=4 has notable members, all of whom descend from Friedrich Thyssen, who have established steel works, elevators and escalators, industrial cong ...

, an industrialist family originating in Aachen, with many notable members including: ** Friedrich Thyssen (1804–1877), German banker **

August Thyssen August Thyssen (; 17 May 1842 – 4 April 1926) was a German industrialist, founder and controlling shareholder of Thyssen & Co (presently ThyssenKrupp). He was a prominent member of the Thyssen family. Early life and education Thyssen was b ...

(1842–1926), German founder of the Thyssen steel company, son of Friedrich **

Joseph Thyssen Joseph Thyssen, also Josef Thyssen (14 February 1844 – 15 July 1915), was a German industrialist and a member of the Thyssen family. He was the son of Friedrich Thyssen and the younger brother of August Thyssen, who was also his closest ...

(1844–1915), German industrialist, son of Friedrich **

Fritz Thyssen Friedrich "Fritz" Thyssen (9 November 1873 – 8 February 1951) was a German businessman, born into one of Germany's leading industrial families. He was an early supporter and financial backer of the Nazi Party but later broke with it. He was ar ...

(1873–1951), head of the Thyssen mining and steelmaking company, son of August **

Heinrich Thyssen Heinrich Thyssen (31 October 1875 – 26 June 1947), after 22 June 1907 Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva, was a Hungarian-German entrepreneur and art collector. Biography Thyssen was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr, the ...

later ''Heinrich Freiherr Thyssen-Bornemisza'' (1875–1947), German-Hungarian entrepreneur and art collector, son of August **, baroness Batthyány (1911–1989), daughter of Heinrich, associated with the **

Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza Hans Heinrich August Gábor Tasso Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza (13 April 1921 – 27 April 2002), was a Dutch-born Swiss industrialist and art collector. A member of the Thyssen family, he had a Hungarian title and ...

(1921–2002), founder of the

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum (, ; named after its founder, Baron Heinrich Thyssen, Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza), or simply the Thyssen, is an art museum in Madrid, Spain, located near the Museo del Prado, Prado Museum on one of the city ...

, son of Heinrich **

Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza Baroness Francesca Anna Dolores von Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (born 7 June 1958), formerly Francesca von Habsburg-Lothringen, is a Swiss art collector. By birth, she is a member of the House of Thyssen-Bornemisza. She is also ...

(born 1958), Swiss art collector and by marriage ''Francesca von Habsburg'', daughter of Hans Heinrich **

Tita Thyssen María del Carmen Rosario Soledad Cervera y Fernández de la Guerra, Dowager Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (; born 23 April 1943), popularly known as Carmen "Tita" Cervera or Carmen "Tita" Thyssen, is a Spanish socialite, ...

née Carmen Cervera (born 1943), Spanish model and art collector, fifth wife of Hans Heinrich **

Bodo Thyssen Bodo Thyssen (1918–2004) was a German industrialist and medical doctor, son of Hans Thyssen and grandson of Josef Thyssen, the younger brother of August Thyssen. His businesses included Telefonbau & Normalzeit, Thyssen-Heizkessel and Meld ...

(1918–2004), German industrialist and medical doctor, grandson of Joseph ; Thysse *

Andre Thysse Andre Thysse (24 March 1969 – 22 July 2021) was a South African professional super middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s. Biography He won the Gauteng super middleweight title, South African super middleweight title, and Com ...

(1968–2021), South African heavyweight boxer ; Thyssens *

Germaine Thyssens-Valentin Germaine Thyssens-Valentin (27 July 1902 – 7 July 1987) was a Dutch-born classical pianist of Franco-Dutch parentage, noted for her performances of French music. She studied under Gabriel Fauré at the Paris Conservatoire, and in the 1950s, afte ...

(1902–1987), Dutch-born French pianist

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Thyssen AG Thyssen was a major German steel producer founded by August Thyssen. The company merged with Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp to form ThyssenKrupp in 1999. History On 29 September 1891, August Thyssen and his brother Joseph Thyssen came to ...

, steel company founded by August Thyssen, with successors and subsidiaries including: **

ThyssenKrupp ThyssenKrupp AG (, ; stylized as thyssenkrupp) is a German industrial engineering and steel production multinational conglomerate. It resulted from the 1999 merger of Thyssen AG and Krupp and has its operational headquarters in Duisburg and E ...

, one of the world's largest steel producers, formed by merger of the Thyssen and Krupp steel companies

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