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Friedrich Thyssen

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Johann Friedrich Thyssen (1 October 1804 in Aachen – 25 May 1877 in Eschweiler) was a German banker and patriarch of the Thyssen family dynasty.

Family

He was the son of Nikolaus Thyssen and wife Christine Nellessen. His family had settled in the rural Aachen in the 18th century. He married in Aachen on 1 October 1838 his cousin Katharina Thyssen.

Career

He was the initiator of the Thyssen fortune and the father of August Thyssen and Joseph Thyssen, both of whom joined his bank.

See also

  • Ancestors of Baroness Francesca Anne Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kaszon[permanent dead link]
  • Ancestors of Archduchess Eleonore of Austria[permanent dead link]
  • Ancestors of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria[permanent dead link]
  • Ancestors of Archduchess Gloria of Austria[permanent dead link]
  • Marek, Miroslav. "Thyssen-Bornemissza de Kászon et Impérfalva Family". genealogy.euweb.cz.[self-published source][better source needed]