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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. He succeeded the founder of Royal Dutch, Jean Baptiste August Kessler, when ...
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.
May 23, 2017 · Peter B. Doran. Penguin, May 23, 2017 - History - 352 pages. The incredible tale of how ambitious oil rivals Marcus Samuel, Jr. and Henri Deterding joined forces to topple the Standard Oil...
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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 trader. Henri Deterding is a take-no-prisoners oilman. In 1889, John D. Rockefeller is at the peak of his power.
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Dec 4, 2003 · Hendrix highlights how Deterding used his oil industry position to advance an anti-Soviet, anticommunist agenda, at one point even setting up his own secret service against the Comintern directed by former British director of military intelligence General Sir George MacDonough.
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...
About Breaking Rockefeller. 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 trader. Henri Deterding is a take-no-prisoners oilman.
