Philip Rosenthal (industrialist)
| Philip Rosenthal | |
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| Born |
October 23, 1916 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | September 27, 2001 (aged 84) Selb, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Industrialist, politician |
| Known for | Rosenthal AG |
Philip Rosenthal (October, 23 1916-September 27, 2001) was a German industrialist, socialite and Social Democratic Party politician. In 1950, Rosenthal regained control of the family's company Rosenthal AG after the fall of Nazi Germany. In 1968, Rosenthal was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit and in 1981, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. From 1970-71, he served as Germany's Parliamentary Secretary of State under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Rosenthal was a public figure, and in addition to being Germany's "China King", he was often recognized for his eccentric lifestyle and personality.
Born October 23, 1916 in Berlin, Germany, Philip Rosenthal was the only son of porcelain manufacturer Philipp Rosenthal from his second marriage to Maria Rosenthal (born Franck, Frank) He attended the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz and the Wittelsbacher-Gymnasium in Munich. With the rise of Nazism, and because of his Jewish origin, he and his family had to emigrate to England in 1934. He attended St. Laurence College in Ramsgate and later earned a Master of Arts in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford. On the 8th of September, 1939, in Marseilles he became a volunteer to the French Foreign Legion and served in Algiers. He wrote down his experiences in the Legion in his book Einmal Legionär.. When the Vichy regime arose as a result of the Western campaign, he did not want to serve the regime, and returned to England after several unsuccessful flight attempts in 1942 via Gibraltar. There he worked as a baker's apprentice, a language teacher and a journalist. He then worked in the Foreign Office's propaganda department, among others, with the Soldatensender Calais.
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