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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.
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.
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.
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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.
Jan 26, 2018 · Compilation of ancient film footage focussed on Sir Henry Deterding and the Royal Dutch Shell Group. In the years leading up to WW2, Sir Henri, the Dutch fou...
Sir Henri Deterding and Royal Dutch–Shell: Changing Control of World Oil, 1900–1940. By Paul Hendrix. Bristol, U.K.: Bristol Academic Press, 2002. xviii + 275. Notes, index. Cloth, £45.00. ISBN 0-951-37628-4. - Volume 77 Issue 4
