Historedia
Person

August Thyssen

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1891

Every event in Historedia whose sources name August Thyssen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Thyssen founded in Duisburg

    1891

    Role: Founder and controlling shareholder

    1. 29 September 1891 · Hamborn (today part of Duisburg)Acquisition of Gewerkschaft Deutscher Kaiser

      August and Joseph Thyssen acquired all shares of the coal mining company Gewerkschaft Deutscher Kaiser in September 1891.

    2. 17 December 1891 · HambornOpening of Steelworks in Hamborn

      Steelworks associated with the acquired company opened in Hamborn, now part of Duisburg, in December 1891.

Sources

  1. August Thyssen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-29
  2. Thyssen AG Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-16