Edmund Hugo Stinnes (23 March 1896 – 11 August 1980) was a German-born American industrialist, professor and heir who was primarily based in the United States. He was the oldest son of Hugo Stinnes.

Edmund Stinnes
Stinnes, c. 1925
Born
Edmund Hugo Stinnes

(1896-03-23)23 March 1896
Died11 August 1980(1980-08-11) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
German
Alma materTechnische Universität Berlin (PhD)
OccupationIndustrialist
Spouses
Emilie Margarethe Hartmann
(m. 1923; div. 1926)
Margiana von Schulze-Gaevernitz
(m. 1930)
FatherHugo Stinnes
RelativesGerhart von Schulze-Gaevernitz (father-in-law)
Gero von Schulze-Gaevernitz (brother-in-law)
Mathias Stinnes (great-grandfather)

Early life and education

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Stinnes was born 23 March 1896 in Mülheim, German Empire, the eldest of seven children, born to Hugo Stinnes and Clara Stinnes (née Wagenknecht). Stinnes was raised in his city of birth where his father had a variety of business interests mainly in the coal and mining industry. He attended Staatliches Gymnasium and then studied mechanical engineering at the Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin), where he completed his PhD in 1922.[1]

Emigration and career

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In the mid-1930s, Stinnes and his newly wed wife, permanently relocate to the United States, where he began teaching at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He completely broke with the Nazism and later became a U.S. citizen. Through financial help he helped several Jewish refugees to immigrate to the United States.[2]

In 1945, Stinnes provided his house on Lago Maggiore as a conference point for Allen Dulles and the Office of Strategic Services in ceasefire negotiations. The negotiations on the American side were led by his brother-in-law Gero von Schulze-Gaevernitz.

Personal life

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Stinnes was briefly married to Emilie Margarethe Hartmann, with whom he had two children. In 1930, he wed Margiana "Marga" von Schulze-Gaevernitz, who was a daughter of former member of the Reichstag, Gerhart von Schulze-Gaevernitz.[3] They had two daughters together, one of whom was Veronica Margiana Stinnes (1933–2021).[4] Stinnes was a naturalized U.S. citizen.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "GERMANY: Unlike Father". Time. 1925-08-31. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ^ "Chair Appointments in Global Studies and the Humanities". www.haverford.edu. 1999-06-23. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. ^ "SON OF HUGO STINNES WEDS SECRETLY HERE; His Marriage to Miss Marga von Gaevernitz Is Surprise to Friends of Both". The New York Times. 1929-11-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ^ "VERONICA PETERSEN Obituary (1933–2021) – Cambridge, MA – Boston Globe". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  5. ^ Naturalization Records, 1917–1950
  6. ^ "Centro Incontri Umani – Ascona". www.ciu-ascona.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.