# Götz Werner

_German businessman and Basic income advocate (1944–2022)_

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> Götz Wolfgang Werner (5 February 1944 – 8 February 2022) was a German billionaire businessman and founder of the dm-drogerie markt retail store chain. He was also known as an advocate of universal basic income (UBI).

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 February 1944 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66939#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Heidelberg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66939#P19))
- **Died:** 8 February 2022 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66939#P570))
- **Place of death:** Stuttgart ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66939#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66939#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; university teacher; pharmacist; merchant; druggist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66939#P106))
- **Awards:** Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Erich Fromm Prize; Entrepreneur of the Year; Deutscher Handelspreis; German startup prize; Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66939#P166))

## About

In 2013, Manager Magazin estimated his net worth to be around €1.1 billion, making him the 109th-richest German.

## Questions

**When was Götz Werner born?**  
Götz Werner was born on 5 February 1944 in Heidelberg.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Götz Werner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6tz_Werner) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q66939](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66939) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Götz Werner, 2010 (cropped).jpg by Re: Publica , pby Daniel Seiffert (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6tz_Werner,_2010_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Götz Werner". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gotz-werner. Retrieved 5 November 2026.