Rathenau

American  

[raht-n-ou] / ˈrɑt nˌaʊ /

noun

1. Walther 1867–1922, German industrialist, writer, and statesman.

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Rathenau British  

/ ˈraːtənau /

noun

1. Walther (ˈvaltər). 1867–1922, German industrialist and statesman: he organized the German war industries during World War I, became minister of reconstruction (1921) and of foreign affairs (1922), and was largely responsible for the treaty of Rapallo with Russia. His assassination by right-wing extremists caused a furore

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Example Sentences

Walther Rathenau, the German foreign minister who was assassinated in 1922.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2014

Einstein was friendly with Rathenau and was deeply affected by the killing.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2013

There have been other felicitous confluences of money, corporate ambition and design talent in history, but few have proved as enduring as the one forged by Mr. Behrens, Mr. Rathenau, and the AEG.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2010

Their stories bookend impressionistic tales of famous residents — Frederick the Great, Walther Rathenau, Käthe Kollwitz, Marlene Dietrich — and of others so anonymous that MacLean had to invent them.

From Washington Post

Through his extraordinary energy and enterprise the business made enormous strides, and Mr. Rathenau has become one of the most conspicuous industrial figures in his native country.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis