Ferdinand Mülhens
Deceased Person
1844 – 1928
Who was Ferdinand Mülhens?
Ferdinand Mülhens was a land owner and entrepreneur in Königswinter, Germany. Mülhens was born in Cologne.
In the 19th century he managed the perfume factory founded by his grandfather Wilhelm Mülhens at Cologne's Glockengasse 4711, producing the original Eau de Cologne. As owner of the 4711 brand, he received an imperial warrant as purveyor to the imperial and royal court in Vienna.
During the years 1912 to 1914, he set up Hotel Petersberg near Bonn, which later become the Guest House of the Federal Government of Germany. Since 1913, he was the owner of the Drachenfelsbahn, a mountain railway line in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany.
From 1922 until his death, Ferdinand Mülhens was an honorary citizen of Königswinter.
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- Born
- Dec 23, 1844
Cologne - Also known as
- Ferdinand Mulhens
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Jan 15, 1928
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on July 23, 2013
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