Edmund Stinnes Explained

Edmund Stinnes
Birth Name:Edmund Hugo Stinnes
Birth Date:23 March 1896
Birth Place:Mülheim, German Empire
Death Place:Ascona, Switzerland
Nationality:American
German
Alma Mater:Technische Universität Berlin (PhD)
Occupation:Industrialist
Spouse:
    Father:Hugo Stinnes
    Relatives:Gerhart von Schulze-Gaevernitz (father-in-law)
    Gero von Schulze-Gaevernitz (brother-in-law)
    Mathias Stinnes (great-grandfather)

    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.

    Early life and education

    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

    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

    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]

    Notes and References

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