131:
775:
34:
787:
139:
863:
858:
195:(metallurgy company), where after some time he became consultant of Wilhelm Merton, member of the supervisors' council of the company, who helped Schmitz promote his career.
878:
873:
868:
853:
456:
221:
by Bosch as his financial advisor. He was promoted to administrator of BASF's exterior department, a position he maintained after the company became part of
828:
341:
Higham, Charles (1983) Trading with the Enemy; An exposé of the Nazi – American Money Plot 1933–1949. Robert Hale, London. Chapter 8 'The Film
Conspiracy'
275:
through the plundering and spoliation of occupied territories. He was released in 1950 and went on to become member of the administrators' council of
848:
838:
332:
391:
418:
346:
823:
117:
51:
229:, with which he took part in negotiations, always having the support of that era's governments in the interests of IG Farben.
98:
843:
55:
22:
70:
77:
760:
745:
387:
238:
130:
833:
547:
84:
202:
and, after recovering from his injuries, he was made Reich's supervisor for chemical products production in the
271:, during which he was sentenced to four years imprisonment (including time already served) for war crimes and
251:
563:
411:
272:
66:
44:
183:
on 1 January 1881, son of factory worker
Diedrich Schmitz and Luise Wöhrmann. In 1898 he began studying at
700:
588:
304:
209:
In 1919, as an expert in fertilizers and nitric salts, he took part in the assembly that negotiated the
791:
680:
818:
813:
645:
210:
715:
685:
640:
779:
750:
630:
404:
324:
366:
342:
328:
299:
91:
264:
755:
268:
259:
gave him a portrait of him with his autograph as a gift for his dedication to the aims of
199:
168:
710:
705:
690:
625:
517:
317:
807:
695:
596:
276:
225:. As per his job requirements he maintained contacts with large businesses, such as
720:
522:
441:
260:
226:
156:
383:
21:
This article is about the German industrialist. For the German entomologist, see
740:
670:
608:
532:
203:
33:
675:
665:
635:
602:
571:
470:
287:
246:
214:
138:
527:
427:
309:
222:
188:
164:
143:
537:
198:
In 1914 he was required to serve in the army. He was injured during the
496:
280:
256:
283:, as well as the honorary president of "Rheinische Stahlwerke AG".
167:
from 1935 to 1945, he was sentenced to four years in prison in the
864:
People convicted by the United States
Nuremberg Military Tribunals
491:
451:
369:. Biographies of Key Executives of I.G. Farben. Wollheim Memorial.
242:
180:
137:
129:
217:, a chemist of worldwide fame. In July 1919 Schmitz was hired at
152:(1 January 1881 – 8 October 1960) was a German industrialist and
486:
446:
218:
153:
400:
185:
512:
160:
27:
249:
as IG Farben's CEO. In 1938, he became a war economy leader (
396:
187:
in Hessen, and in 1905 he entered the
Commerce College in
16:
German businessman and Nazi war criminal (1881–1960)
733:
658:
618:
587:
562:
555:
546:
505:
479:
434:
58:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
859:German people convicted of crimes against humanity
316:
191:. After completing his studies, he was hired by
412:
263:. Schmitz led IG Farben until the end of the
8:
559:
552:
419:
405:
397:
384:Newspaper clippings about Hermann Schmitz
118:Learn how and when to remove this message
358:
319:The Crime and Punishment of I.G. Farben
464:Chemische Fabrik vorm. Weiler Ter Meer
267:. He was arrested and charged at the
7:
854:German Army personnel of World War I
786:
56:adding citations to reliable sources
461:Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron
879:Members of the Reichstag 1936–1938
874:Members of the Reichstag 1938–1945
869:Members of the Reichstag 1933–1936
829:20th-century German businesspeople
245:and after two years, he succeeded
14:
785:
774:
773:
310:Online Academy: Profit over life
241:under the administration of the
142:Schmitz after his arrest by the
32:
849:German chemical industry people
237:In 1933, he was elected to the
43:needs additional citations for
315:Borkin, Joseph (1 June 1978).
23:Hermann Schmitz (entomologist)
1:
839:Nazis convicted of war crimes
367:"Hermann Schmitz (1881–1960)"
761:Monowitz concentration camp
388:20th Century Press Archives
193:Metallurgische Gesellschaft
895:
20:
824:Businesspeople from Essen
769:
564:Chief executive officers
589:Non-executive directors
323:. Free Press. pp.
273:crimes against humanity
134:Hermann Schmitz in 1931
467:Chemische Fabrik Kalle
305:Jewish Virtual Library
146:
135:
844:German industrialists
252:WehrwirtschaftsfĂĽhrer
141:
133:
646:Georg von Schnitzler
211:Treaty of Versailles
179:Schmitz was born in
52:improve this article
716:Christian Schneider
701:Carl Lautenschläger
686:Erich von der Heyde
641:Wilhelm Rudolf Mann
290:on 8 October 1960.
206:department (1915).
751:IG Farben Building
681:Heinrich BĂĽtefisch
631:Heinrich Gattineau
147:
136:
801:
800:
729:
728:
654:
653:
334:978-0-02-904630-2
300:Wollheim Memorial
128:
127:
120:
102:
67:"Hermann Schmitz"
886:
834:IG Farben people
789:
788:
777:
776:
560:
553:
421:
414:
407:
398:
371:
370:
363:
338:
322:
286:Schmitz died in
265:Second World War
123:
116:
112:
109:
103:
101:
60:
36:
28:
894:
893:
889:
888:
887:
885:
884:
883:
804:
803:
802:
797:
765:
756:IG Farben Trial
725:
650:
614:
583:
578:Hermann Schmitz
542:
501:
475:
430:
425:
380:
375:
374:
365:
364:
360:
355:
335:
314:
296:
269:IG Farben Trial
235:
213:. There he met
200:First World War
177:
169:IG Farben Trial
150:Hermann Schmitz
124:
113:
107:
104:
61:
59:
49:
37:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
892:
890:
882:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
806:
805:
799:
798:
796:
795:
783:
770:
767:
766:
764:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
737:
735:
731:
730:
727:
726:
724:
723:
718:
713:
711:Heinrich Oster
708:
706:Fritz ter Meer
703:
698:
693:
691:Gerhard Domagk
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
662:
660:
656:
655:
652:
651:
649:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
626:Fritz Gajewski
622:
620:
616:
615:
613:
612:
606:
600:
593:
591:
585:
584:
582:
581:
575:
568:
566:
557:
556:Industrialists
550:
544:
543:
541:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
518:Nitrile rubber
515:
513:Synthetic dyes
509:
507:
503:
502:
500:
499:
494:
489:
483:
481:
477:
476:
474:
473:
468:
465:
462:
459:
454:
449:
444:
438:
436:
432:
431:
426:
424:
423:
416:
409:
401:
395:
394:
379:
378:External links
376:
373:
372:
357:
356:
354:
351:
350:
349:
339:
333:
312:
307:
302:
295:
292:
234:
231:
176:
173:
126:
125:
40:
38:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
891:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
811:
809:
794:
793:
784:
782:
781:
772:
771:
768:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
738:
736:
732:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
663:
661:
657:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
623:
621:
617:
610:
607:
604:
601:
598:
597:Carl Duisberg
595:
594:
592:
590:
586:
579:
576:
573:
570:
569:
567:
565:
561:
558:
554:
551:
549:
545:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
510:
508:
504:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
484:
482:
478:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
439:
437:
433:
429:
422:
417:
415:
410:
408:
403:
402:
399:
393:
389:
385:
382:
381:
377:
368:
362:
359:
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
330:
326:
321:
320:
313:
311:
308:
306:
303:
301:
298:
297:
293:
291:
289:
284:
282:
278:
277:Deutsche Bank
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
253:
248:
244:
240:
232:
230:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
207:
205:
201:
196:
194:
190:
186:
182:
174:
172:
170:
166:
162:
158:
155:
151:
145:
140:
132:
122:
119:
111:
100:
97:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69: –
68:
64:
63:Find sources:
57:
53:
47:
46:
41:This article
39:
35:
30:
29:
24:
19:
790:
778:
721:Carl Wurster
577:
523:Polyurethane
435:Predecessors
361:
347:0 7090 10230
318:
285:
261:Nazi Germany
255:). In 1941,
250:
236:
227:Standard Oil
208:
197:
192:
184:
178:
157:war criminal
149:
148:
114:
105:
95:
88:
81:
74:
62:
50:Please help
45:verification
42:
18:
819:1960 deaths
814:1881 births
741:American IG
671:Otto Ambros
611:(1940–1945)
609:Carl Krauch
605:(1935–1940)
599:(1925–1935)
580:(1935–1945)
574:(1925–1935)
808:Categories
746:Buna Werke
696:Hans KĂĽhne
676:Otto Bayer
666:Kurt Alder
636:Max Ilgner
603:Carl Bosch
572:Carl Bosch
480:Successors
353:References
288:Heidelberg
247:Carl Bosch
243:Nazi Party
233:War crimes
215:Carl Bosch
78:newspapers
528:Prontosil
428:IG Farben
239:Reichstag
223:IG Farben
189:Nuremberg
175:Biography
165:IG Farben
144:U.S. Army
108:July 2009
780:Category
659:Chemists
538:Zyklon B
533:Resochin
506:Products
457:Cassella
204:matériel
792:Commons
471:Hoechst
390:of the
386:in the
294:Sources
92:scholar
548:People
497:Sanofi
345:
331:
281:Berlin
257:Hitler
94:
87:
80:
73:
65:
734:Other
619:Other
492:Bayer
452:Bayer
181:Essen
99:JSTOR
85:books
487:BASF
447:BASF
442:AGFA
343:ISBN
329:ISBN
219:BASF
154:Nazi
71:news
392:ZBW
325:250
279:in
163:of
161:CEO
54:by
810::
327:.
171:.
159:.
420:e
413:t
406:v
337:.
121:)
115:(
110:)
106:(
96:·
89:·
82:·
75:·
48:.
25:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
