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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.
Oct 1, 2016 · Learn how the founder of Royal Dutch Shell, Sir Henri Deterding, was honored with a state funeral by Hitler and the Nazis in 1939. See the details of the ceremony, the wreaths, the tributes, and the controversy surrounding his legacy.
Sir Henri Deterding, who was spending the winter at his villa near Suvretta, at St. Moritz, died suddenly on Saturday from angina pectoris, telegraphs our Geneva Correspondent. His death is causing great grief at St. Moritz, where his generosity and kindness had made him very popular.
Jan 26, 2018 · Compilation of ancient film footage focussed on Sir Henry Deterding and the Royal Dutch Shell Group.
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A leftist review of a book about Sir Henri Deterding, a Dutch oil magnate who organized the British oil industry. The reviewer criticizes the book for portraying Deterding as a pro-Fascist villain.
Henri Wilhelm August Deterding Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, was one of the first executives of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and for 36 years its chairman and the chairman of the combined Royal Dutch/Shell oil company.
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Nov 6, 2010 · The coffin of Royal Dutch Shell founder and ardent Nazi, Sir Henri Deterding, with an honor guard of Nazi-soldiers. By John Donovan. On 10 February 1939, a historic event with some trappings of a state funeral, was held at a private estate in Dobbin, Mecklenburg, Germany.
