Alfred Kühne (14 April 1895 – 16 October 1981) was a German businessman, the son of August Kühne (1855–1932), the co-founder of Kuehne + Nagel, the global transportation and logistics company and a member of the Nazi Party.[1]

Alfred Kühne was born in Bremen on 14 April 1895, and took over control and ownership of Kuehne + Nagel on his father's death in 1932.[2]

Kühne died in Lenzerheide, Switzerland on 16 October 1981, when control of the company passed to his only child, Klaus-Michael Kühne.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Hamburg State Archives Signatur 371-8 II_SXXI A15 a 133.
  2. 1 2 "Kühne, Alfred". Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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