Heinz-Georg Baus
{{Short description|German entrepreneur (1934–2016)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Heinz-Georg Baus
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|2|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Heidelberg, Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|5|10|1934|2|25|df=yes}}
| occupation = Owner, Bauhaus AG
| children = Bernd Baus
}}
Heinz-Georg Baus (25 February 1934 – 10 May 2016) was a German billionaire and the owner of the home improvement retail chain Bauhaus AG. In March 2016, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$3.8 billion.{{cite web|title=Heinz-Georg Baus |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/heinz-georg-baus/ |website=Forbes|date=1 March 2016}}
Early life
Baus was born in Heidelberg, Germany on 25 February 1934.{{cite web|url=https://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Heinz+Georg+Baus/0/29821.html|publisher=munzinger.de|title=Heinz Georg Baus - Munzinger Biographie|accessdate=10 September 2016}}Obituary, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 21 May 2016, p. 34. Baus trained as a carpenter.
Career
Baus opened the first Bauhaus store in Mannheim in 1960. There are now 250 stores and 17,000 employees in 17 countries across Europe.
Personal life
He was married with one son, Bernd Baus, who is a managing director at Bauhaus. He lived in Monaco.
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Category:Businesspeople from Heidelberg
Category:German expatriates in Switzerland
Category:German company founders
Category:20th-century German businesspeople
Category:21st-century German businesspeople
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