Rudolf August Oetker
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Rudolf August Oetker (September 20, 1916 - January 16, 2007) was a German enterpreneur who became a billionaire running his private food company Oetker-Gruppe.
He became the president of their little family-run business in 1944, inherited from his grandfather August Oetker, who invented a popular mixture of baking powder. Rudolf August Oetker elevated the company to a household name in Germany today. The Oetker-Gruppe was one of the symbols of the post-World War II recovery effort in the country.
Oetker retired as executive director in 1981, turning the position over to his son August Oetker (jr.).
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- Jungbluth, Rüdiger (2004). Die Oetkers (in German). Campus Verlag. ISBN 3-593-37396-3.
- Gotta, Frank (1981). Die deutsche Wirtschaftsprominenz 1981 von A-Z: Lexikon der 200 bedeutendsten zeitgenössischen Persönlichkeiten aus der Wirtschaft (in German). WEKA-Verlag. ISBN 3811130463.
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| NAME | Oetker, Rudolf August |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | businessman, billionaire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielefeld, Germany |
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