Johann Friedrich Thyssen (1 October 1804 in Aachen – 25 May 1877 in Eschweiler) was a German banker and patriarch of the Thyssen family dynasty.

Family[edit]

He was the son of Nikolaus Thyssen and wife Christine Nellessen. His family had settled in rural Aachen in the 18th century. He married in Aachen on 1 October 1838 his cousin Katharina Thyssen.

Career[edit]

He was the initiator of the Thyssen fortune and the father of August Thyssen and Joseph Thyssen, both of whom joined his bank.

See also[edit]

• Thyssen
• Thyssen family

External links[edit]

• Ancestors of Baroness Francesca Anne Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kaszon^{[permanent dead link]}
• Ancestors of Archduchess Eleonore of Austria^{[permanent dead link]}
• Ancestors of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria^{[permanent dead link]}
• Ancestors of Archduchess Gloria of Austria^{[permanent dead link]}
• Marek, Miroslav. "Thyssen-Bornemissza de Kászon et Impérfalva Family". genealogy.euweb.cz.^{[self-published source][better source needed]}