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Reinhard Mohn

Reinhard Mohn, German businessman (died 2009)

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Born
June 29, 1921
Died
October 3, 2009
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1921

About Reinhard Mohn

Reinhard Mohn was a German billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Under his leadership, Bertelsmann, once a medium-sized printing and publishing house, established in 1835, developed into a global media conglomerate. In 1977, he founded the non-profit foundation Bertelsmann Stiftung, which is today one of the largest foundations in Germany, with worldwide reach. According to Mohn's accounts, he was profoundly influenced by this experience; as one example, he began reading American management literature for the first time. His oldest brother, Hans Heinrich Mohn, had died in 1939, and Sigbert Mohn, his second-oldest brother, was still a prisoner of war. In this way, he created another structural prerequisite for Bertelsmann's rise to one of the world's leading media groups.

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Reinhard Mohn timeline

  1. His oldest brother, Hans Heinrich Mohn, had died in 1939, and Sigbert Mohn, his second-oldest brother, was still a prisoner of war.
  2. In 1977, he founded the non-profit foundation Bertelsmann Stiftung, which is today one of the largest foundations in Germany, with worldwide reach.

The world when Reinhard Mohn was born

Reinhard Mohn was born in 1921. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Reinhard Mohn's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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