Reinhard Mohn

Reinhard Mohn
Mohn in 2008
Born29 June 1921
Died3 October 2009 (2009-10-04) (aged 88)
OccupationBusinessman
Spouses
Magdalene Raßfeld
(m. 1948; div. 1982)
(m. 1982)

Reinhard Mohn (29 June 1921 – 3 October 2009) was a German billionaire businessman and philanthropist.[1] Under his leadership, Bertelsmann, once a medium-sized printing and publishing house, established in 1835, developed into a global media conglomerate.[2][3] In 1977, he founded the non-profit Bertelsmann Stiftung,[4] which is today one of the largest foundations in Germany, with worldwide reach.[5][6]

Mohn received numerous domestic and international awards, including the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Spain's Prince of Asturias Award.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Reinhard Mohn", Internationales Biographisches Archiv (in German), Munzinger, 30 March 2010, retrieved 1 May 2018
  2. ^ Matthias Benz (17 September 2010), "Bertelsmann feiert 175 Jahre", Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German), p. 28
  3. ^ Christof Bock (5 October 2009), "Mohn führte Bertelsmann in die Weltliga", Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German)
  4. ^ "Ein Visionär und Patriarch", Aachener Zeitung (in German), 5 October 2009
  5. ^ Liste der größten gemeinwohlorientierten Stiftungen, Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen, retrieved 8 November 2018
  6. ^ Henryk Hielscher, Hans-Jürgen Klesse, Michael Kroker, Peter Steinkirchner (12 March 2012), "Macht am Teich", WirtschaftsWoche (in German), p. 92{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Großes Verdienstkreuz für Reinhard Mohn", Sächsische Zeitung (in German), p. 26, 14 September 1998
  8. ^ "Spanien ehrt den Bertelsmann-Chef – Asturien-Preis für Reinhard Mohn", Nürnberger Nachrichten (in German), 11 May 1998