IG Farben

Summary

IG Farben is a business^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• IG Farben is in the country of Germany^[3].
• IG Farben's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• IG Farben followed Dörstewitz-Rattmannsdorfer Braunkohlen-Industrie-Gesellschaft^[5].
• IG Farben followed Zeche Auguste Victoria^[6].
• IG Farben followed Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation^[7].
• IG Farben was followed by Bayer^[8].
• IG Farben's headquarters location is recorded as Frankfurt^[9].
• IG Farben's headquarters location is recorded as IG Farben Building^[10].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Guano Works^[11].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Agfa-Gevaert^[12].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Degesch^[13].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Hoechst^[14].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Interhandel^[15].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as I.G. Bergwerke^[16].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Behringwerke^[17].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Donau Chemie^[18].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Pulverfabrik Rottweil^[19].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Leuna works^[20].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Deutsche Länderbank^[21].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as WCM AG^[22].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as ACNA^[23].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Braunkohlenwerke Bruckdorf^[24].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Buna Werke^[25].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as Deutsche Grube^[26].
• IG Farben's child organization or unit is recorded as DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH^[27].

Body

Founding

December 2, 1916 marks the founding of IG Farben^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Frankfurt^[29].

Identity

IG Farben is part of list of German companies by employees in 1938^[30]. Predecessors include Dörstewitz-Rattmannsdorfer Braunkohlen-Industrie-Gesellschaft^[5], Zeche Auguste Victoria^[6], and Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation^[7]. It was followed by Bayer^[8].

Leadership

Board members include Carl Bosch^[31], Fritz ter Meer^[32], Karl Krauch^[33], Matthias Pier^[34], Hermann Schmitz^[35], and Carl Wurster^[36].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Frankfurt^[9], a big city^[37], in Francia^[38], founded in 0100^[39] and IG Farben Building^[10], an office building^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1930^[42]. Subsidiaries include Guano Works^[11], a business^[43], in German Empire^[44], founded in 1858^[45], headquartered in Harburg^[46]; Agfa-Gevaert^[12], a business^[47], in Germany^[48], founded in 1873^[49], headquartered in Mortsel^[50]; Degesch^[13], a business^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1919^[53], headquartered in Frankfurt^[54]; Hoechst^[14], an enterprise^[55], in Germany^[56], founded in 1863^[57], headquartered in Frankfurt^[58]; Interhandel^[15], a business^[59], in Switzerland^[60], founded in 1928^[61], headquartered in Q56447734^[62]; and I.G. Bergwerke^[16].

Industry

IG Farben's industry is recorded as chemical industry^[63].

Dissolution

IG Farben was dissolved in October 31, 2012^[64].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for IG Farben include IG Farben Trial^[65], a war crimes trial^[66] and IG Farben Building^[67], an office building^[68], in Germany^[69], founded in 1930^[70].

Why It Matters

IG Farben has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

It is credited with the discovery of Nitrophoska^[72], a brand name^[73]. Entities named for it include IG Farben Trial^[65], a war crimes trial^[66] and IG Farben Building^[67], an office building^[68], in Germany^[69], founded in 1930^[70].

FAQs

What did IG Farben discover?

IG Farben is credited as discoverer of Nitrophoska^[72].