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Henri Wilhelm August Deterding, KBE (19 April 1866 – 4 February 1939) was one of the first executives of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and was its general manager for 36 years, from 1900 to 1936, and was also chairman of the combined Royal Dutch/Shell oil company.
Henri Deterding is a take-no-prisoners oilman. In 1889, John D. Rockefeller is at the peak of his power. Having annihilated all competition and possessing near-total domination of the market, even the U.S. government is wary of challenging the great “anaconda” of Standard Oil.
Oct 1, 2016 · New York Times: DETERDING HONORED BY NAZIS AT FUNERAL: 11 February 1939. As the coffin was lowered into the grave, a deputy of the Fuehrer stepped forth and placing a wreath upon it said: “In the name of Adolf Hitler, I greet you, Henri Deterding, the great friend of the Germany.”
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland, Feb. 4. --Sir Henri Deterding, one of the world's leading oil men, died of a blood clot on the brain here today at the age of 72. He was former director general of the...
Dec 4, 2003 · Deterding emerges as a highly skilled tactician who built alliances with one company or group while opposing others, all to advance the position of his company and its allies. Deterding led the industry in his realization that the demand for gasoline as fuel would overtake lamp oil (kerosene) demand.
Royal Dutch Shell founder Sir Henri Deterding was by far the largest single donor, sending 7,000 railway wagons full of Dutch food produce. Despite criticism in the news media, specifically linking the money saved on food to Nazi rearmament, Deterding continued to donate Dutch food to Nazi Germany. By John Donovan.
May 23, 2017 · The incredible tale of how ambitious oil rivals Marcus Samuel, Jr. and Henri Deterding joined forces to topple the Standard Oil empire Marcus Samuel, Jr., is an unorthodox Jewish merchant...
