Heinrich Gattineau is remembered in business for decisions whose consequences outlived the decade that made them.
The record lists Heinrich Gattineau as German economist (1905-1985).
Heinrich Gattineau was born at Bucharest in 1905. His recorded nationality is Germany. He was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Around the turn of the twentieth century the corporation became the dominant economic form, along with the antitrust politics that followed it.
He worked as economist, businessperson and political economist.
His recorded affiliations include IG Farben.
What a company leaves behind is usually infrastructure, habit and employment rather than a name.
Recognition followed: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
That the business was built from Germany shaped it: capital, regulation and market size differ by country, and they decide what is even attemptable.
Heinrich Gattineau died in 1985, aged 80. What remains is the enterprise and its consequences, which is the only durable measure of a commercial life.
Achievements
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Affiliated with IG Farben
- Educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
