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Karl Krauch

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German businessman (1887-1968)

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Carl Krauch was a German chemist, industrialist and Nazi war criminal. He was an executive at BASF ; during World War II, he was chairman of the supervisory board. He was a key implementer of the Reich's Four-Year Plan to achieve national economic self-sufficiency and promote industrial production.

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1942Golden Leibniz Medal
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Carl Krauch was a German chemist, industrialist and Nazi war criminal. He was an executive at BASF ; during World War II, he was chairman of the supervisory board. He was a key implementer of the Reich's Four-Year Plan to achieve national economic self-sufficiency and promote industrial production. He was Plenipotentiary of Special Issues in Chemical Production, a senator of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, and an honorary professor at the University of Berlin. He was convicted in the IG Farben trial after World War II and sentenced to six years in prison.

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Germany
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1887 to 1968 · aged 80
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