Gust Graas
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Gustave Graas (19 December 1924 – 19 February 2020) was a Luxembourgish abstract painter and businessman who played a major role in the development of the Luxembourg-based radio and television group RTL.[1][2]
Graas was born in Esch-sur-Alzette in the south of Luxembourg. As a teenager, he was a member of the Hitler Youth. During the German occupation of Luxembourg, he was forced to join the Wehrmacht, but managed to desert. After the liberation, he studied law at Louvain and Paris.[3]
Business career
In 1952, after working as a lawyer in Luxembourg City, Graas joined CLT RTL as secretary general. In 1975, he became director-general and a member of the board. He gave the company a more European dimension and, in 1983, created RTL Television, Germany's first private television station. Graas was also a co-founder of Luxair, Luxembourg's airline, which he headed for over 20 years.[3][4]
