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Adolf Merckle
Businessman, billionaire.
Born March 18th, 1934 in Dresden.
Died January 5th, 2009 at 74 years old in Blaubeuren. [ref]
Occupations
entrepreneur, jurist
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø