Hugo Stinnes 1870 – 1924

Biography

Hugo Stinnes was born on February 12, 1870, in Mülheim an der Ruhr, a city in western Germany that would remain central to his life and legacy. He devoted his career to public service as a German politician, working during a transformative period in his nation’s history. Throughout his life, he maintained deep connections to his hometown, where he built his influence and reputation.

Stinnes passed away on April 10, 1924, in Berlin at the age of fifty-four, succumbing to kidney disease. His death marked the end of a significant chapter in German political life during the tumultuous early decades of the twentieth century. He was laid to rest at Altstadtfriedhof, the historic cemetery in his native Mülheim an der Ruhr, where he remains remembered by those who knew of his contributions to his community and country.