Karl Albrecht, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Albrecht

German entrepreneur

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1920

Place of Birth: Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 16-Jul-2014

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

For others with the same or similar name, see Carl Albrecht (disambiguation). Karl Hans Albrecht (German: ['alb??çt]; 20 February 1920 – 16 July 2014) was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo.
He was for many years the richest person in Germany.
In February 2014, he was ranked the 21st-richest person in the world by Hurun Report.