Hermann Tietz

Hermann Tietz ( born April 29, 1837 in Birnbaum, Posen Province; † May 3, 1907 in Berlin) was a German -Jewish businessman and namesake of the Hertie department store company.

Hermann Tietz funded in 1882 to his nephew Oscar Tietz ( 1858-1923 ) the establishment of a textile business in Gera and divorced in the same year from a partner. The financing of expansions in other cities ( under his name ), the introduction of new sales practices and techniques were one of the foundations that laid Hermann Tietz for the success of the company.

Hermann Tietz was buried in a grave of honor in the city of Berlin in the Jewish Cemetery in Berlin -Weissensee O2 box.

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