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Friedrich was one of 11 children of Johann Weyerhäuser and his wife. The family supported itself by working a 15-acre (6.1 ha) farm and a 3-acre (1.2 ha) vineyard near Nieder-Saulheim in the independent Grand Duchy of Hesse. Friedrich started attending the Lutheran school at Nieder-Saulheim when he was 6, and at age 8 began helping on the farm.
The Weyerhaeuser Company (/ ˈ w ɛər h aʊ z ə r / WAIR-how-zər) is an American timberland company which owns nearly 12,400,000 acres (19,400 sq mi; 50,000 km 2) of timberlands in the U.S., and manages an additional 14,000,000 acres (22,000 sq mi; 57,000 km 2) of timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. [4]
George Hunt Walker Weyerhaeuser was born on July 8, 1926 in Seattle. [4] As the great-grandson of co-founder Frederick Weyerhaeuser, he was part of the fourth generation to manage the company. [4] In 1935, at the age of eight, George was kidnapped while returning home from school in Tacoma, Washington.
Yesterday was a busy day for the board of directors at Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY). The REIT named a new chief executive officer, announced a deal to spend $2.65 billion to acquire another 645,000 ...
Children Image Name Birth Death Marriage Isabella of Aragon, Queen Consort of Portugal [1] 2 Oct 1470: 23 Aug 1498: 1. Afonso, Prince of Portugal, no issue 2. Manuel I, King of Portugal, had issue John, Prince of Asturias [1] 30 Jun 1478: 4 Oct 1497: Margaret of Austria, no issue Joanna I, Queen of Castile and Aragon [2] 6 Nov 1479: 12 Apr 1555
Frederick Denkmann died in 1905 at the age of 82. The lumber mill in Rock Island ceased operating on November 18, 1905, six months after his death. [1] By this time Friedrich Weyerhäuser had re-located to the Pacific Northwest where he had recently established the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company.
Friedrich Weyerhäuser – timber mogul and founder of the Weyerhaeuser [194] Francis Wolff – co-founder of Blue Note Records [150] Rudolph Wurlitzer – musical instrument entrepreneur [195] Frederick G. Zinsser – American chemical company entrepreneur who founded Zinsser & Company, which synthesized organic chemicals
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