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Heinz-Georg Baus

Heinz-Georg Baus

German entrepreneur (1934–2016)

Heinz-Georg Baus (25 February 1934 – 10 May 2016) was a German billionaire, the owner of the home improvement retail chain Bauhaus AG.

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Early life

Baus was born in Heidelberg, Germany on 25 February 1934.[1][2] Baus trained as a carpenter.[3]

Career

Baus opened the first Bauhaus store in Mannheim in 1960. There are now 250 stores and 17,000 employees in 17 countries across Europe.[3]

Personal life

He was married with one son, Bernd Baus, who is a managing director at Bauhaus. He lived in Monaco.[3]

Baus died on 10 May 2016.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Heinz Georg Baus - Munzinger Biographie". munzinger.de. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. [2]
    Obituary, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 21 May 2016, p. 34.
  3. [3]
    "Heinz-Georg Baus". Forbes. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Baushaus-Gründer Heinz Georg Baus gestorben - SPIEGEL ONLINE". spiegel.de. Retrieved 10 September 2016.


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