Amélie Thyssen
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Born11 September 1877
Mülheim, Germany
Died25 August 1965 (aged 87)
Straubing, Germany
OccupationBusinesswoman
SpouseFritz Thyssen
Amélie Thyssen | |
|---|---|
 Amélie Thyssen by Jacob Hilsdorf (around 1910). | |
| Born | 11 September 1877 Mülheim, Germany |
| Died | 25 August 1965 (aged 87) Straubing, Germany |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Spouse | Fritz Thyssen |
| Children | Anita |
Amélie Thyssen (11 September 1877 – 25 August 1965) was a German 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.[1]
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.[2]
She created on 7 July 1959 the Fritz Thyssen Foundation with Anita Gräfin Zichy-Thyssen.[3][4]
