Günther Quandt

Günther Quandt
Quandt in 1941
Born(1881-07-28)28 July 1881
Pritzwalk, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died30 December 1954(1954-12-30) (aged 73)
Cairo, Republic of Egypt
Spouses
Antonie Ewald
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(m. 1913; died 1918)​
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    (m. 1921; div. 1929)​
    Children3, including Herbert and Harald

    Günther Quandt (28 July 1881 – 30 December 1954) was a German industrialist who founded an industrial empire that today includes BMW and Altana, a car and chemical company, respectively. Between 1921 and 1929, he was married to Magda Ritschel, later the wife of Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. In the 1930s he joined the Nazi Party, becoming one of its strong financial supporters.

    His descendants were ranked as the wealthiest Germans by Manager Magazin in 2014.

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