Friedrich Weyerhäuser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Weyerhäuser

German-American industrialist

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1834

Place of Birth: Saulheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1914

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Friedrich (Frederick) Weyerhäuser (November 21, 1834 in Nieder-Saulheim, Rhenish Hesse – April 4, 1914 in Pasadena, California), also spelled Weyerhaeuser, was a German-American timber mogul and founder of the Weyerhaeuser Company, which owns saw mills, paper factories, and other business enterprises, and large areas of forested land.
He is the eighth-richest American of all time, with a net worth of $85 billion in 2016 dollars.
He was known as the "timber-king of the Northwest."