# Heinz Hermann Thiele

_German businessman_

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> Heinz Hermann Thiele was a German businessman and the chairman of Knorr-Bremse AG, a German automobile brakes manufacturer, and chairman of Vossloh, a German transport technology manufacturer. At the time of his death, he had a net worth of $20.2 billion, making him the fourth-richest person in Germany; he was also the largest shareholder in the German carrier Lufthansa AG. He was a recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Bavarian Order of Merit.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 2 April 1941 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19519918#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Mainz ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19519918#P19))
- **Died:** 23 February 2021 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19519918#P570))
- **Place of death:** Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19519918#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19519918#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; chairman of the supervisory board; jurist; chairperson of the executive board; shareholder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19519918#P106))
- **Education:** LMU Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19519918#P69))
- **Awards:** Bavarian Order of Merit ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19519918#P166))

## Questions

**When was Heinz Hermann Thiele born?**  
Heinz Hermann Thiele was born on 2 April 1941 in Mainz.

**Where did Heinz Hermann Thiele study?**  
Heinz Hermann Thiele was educated at LMU Munich.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Heinz Hermann Thiele](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Hermann_Thiele) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q19519918](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19519918) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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