Oscar Tietz

Oscar Tietz (18 April 1858 – 17 January 1923) was a Jewish-German businessman (Unternehmer).

For the German cyclist, see Oskar Tietz (cyclist).

Biography

Oscar Tietz was born in Birnbaum/Warthe, Posen on 18 April 1858. A nephew of Hermann Tietz, he joined his uncle's department store concern in Berlin.[1] The two became founders of the Hertie, KaDeWe.

Oscar Tietz died in Klosters, Switzerland in January 1923 at age 64.[2]

See also

References
  1. Niewyk, Donald L. (2001). The Jews in Weimar Germany. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. p. 13. ISBN 9781412837521. Retrieved 30 December 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. "About People". The American Israelite. 23 February 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 30 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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