Friedrich ("Fritz") Karl Henkel (* March 20, 1848 in Vöhl; + March 1, 1930 in Rengsdorf) was a German entrepreneur and founder of the Henkel Group.

Early life

Fritz Henkel was born as the fifth child of his parents, the teacher Johann Jost Henkel (1809-1874) from Wallau an der Lahn and his wife Johanette Philippine (1807-1881), born Jüngst. At the age of seventeen, he moved to Elberfeld,

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