About Carl von Thieme
Lived 1844 – 1924 (aged 80). Carl von Thieme was a German banker.
Carl von Thieme (born 30 April 1844, Erfurt – died 10 October 1924, Munich) was a German banker.
His father was the director of German insurance company Thuringia. In 1880, he founded together with Wilhelm von Finck and Theodor von Cramer-Klett the German insurance company Munich Re, and in 1890 in Berlin was, with von Finck, co-founder of Allianz, a financial services company. Thieme was general director of Munich Re until 1922.
Awards 1914: Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown
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Who was Carl von Thieme?
German bankier (1844-1924)
When was Carl von Thieme born?
Carl von Thieme was born on 30 April 1844 in Erfurt.
When did Carl von Thieme die?
Carl von Thieme died on 10 October 1924 in Munich.
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Carl von Thieme was a banker.
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Carl von Thieme was German.
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