August Thyssen

German industrialist (1842-1926)
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August Thyssen

Summary

August Thyssen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Eschweiler[2]. He was born on +1842-05-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Landsberg Castle[4]. He died on +1926-04-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an industrialist[6], politician[7], and entrepreneur[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • August Thyssen was born in Eschweiler[2].
  • August Thyssen passed away in Landsberg Castle[4].
  • August Thyssen was born on +1842-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • August Thyssen died on +1926-04-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • August Thyssen's father was Friedrich Thyssen[10].
  • August Thyssen's mother was Katharina Thyssen[11].
  • August Thyssen was married to Hedwig Pelzer[12].
  • A child of August Thyssen was Fritz Thyssen[13].
  • A child of August Thyssen was August Thyssen junior[14].
  • A child of August Thyssen was Heinrich Thyssen[15].
  • August Thyssen held citizenship in Kingdom of Prussia[16].
  • August Thyssen worked as an industrialist[6].
  • August Thyssen's professions included politician[7].
  • August Thyssen's professions included entrepreneur[8].
  • August Thyssen held the position of member of the Prussian House of Lords[17].
  • August Thyssen was educated at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[18].
  • August Thyssen's image is recorded as August Thyssen, Captain-General of German industry.jpg[19].
  • August Thyssen is recorded as male[20].
  • August Thyssen's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • August Thyssen's ISNI is recorded as 000000005887625X[22].
  • August Thyssen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 42640349[23].
  • August Thyssen's GND ID is recorded as 119092298[24].
  • August Thyssen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004038715[25].
  • August Thyssen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13338084h[26].
  • August Thyssen's IdRef ID is recorded as 035809760[27].

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Origins and Family

August Thyssen's place of birth was Eschweiler[2]. He was born on +1842-05-17T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Friedrich Thyssen[10]. His mother was Katharina Thyssen[11].

Education

August Thyssen's education included a stint at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include industrialist[6], politician[7], and entrepreneur[8]. August Thyssen held the position of member of the Prussian House of Lords[17].

Personal Life

August Thyssen was married to Hedwig Pelzer[12]. Children include Fritz Thyssen[13], a politician[28], 1873–1951[29], of Germany[30]; he junior[14], an industrialist[31], 1874–1943[32], of German Reich[33]; and Heinrich Thyssen[15], an art collector[34], 1875–1947[35], of Germany[36].

Death and Burial

August Thyssen died on +1926-04-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Landsberg Castle[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia[37].

Why It Matters

August Thyssen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was August Thyssen born?

Born in Eschweiler[2], August Thyssen…

Where did August Thyssen die?

August Thyssen passed away in Landsberg Castle[4].

Who were August Thyssen's parents?

August Thyssen's father was Friedrich Thyssen[10]. August Thyssen's mother was Katharina Thyssen[11].

Who was August Thyssen married to?

August Thyssen's spouses include Hedwig Pelzer[12].

What did August Thyssen do for work?

August Thyssen worked as industrialist[6], politician[7], and entrepreneur[8].

Where did August Thyssen go to school?

August Thyssen was educated at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Data Collection of the Hungarian Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . museothyssen.org. museothyssen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [37] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child Fritz Thyssen, August Thyssen junior, Heinrich Thyssen
    Country of citizenship Kingdom of Prussia
    Mother Katharina Thyssen
    Place of birth Eschweiler
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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