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