Hugo Boss (businessman)
Hugo Ferdinand Boss (8 July 1885 – 9 August 1948) was a German businessman and an early member of the Nazi Party. He was the founder of the fashion house Hugo Boss AG.
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| Born | Hugo Ferdinand Boss 8 July 1885 Metzingen, Württemberg, German Empire |
| Died | 9 August 1948 (aged 63) Metzingen, Württemberg-Hohenzollern, Allied-occupied Germany |
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| Known for | Founding the Hugo Boss luxury clothing company |
| Political party | Nazi Party (1931–1945) |
He was an active member of the Nazi Party from 1931, and remained so until Nazi Germany's capitulation. His clothing company also utilized forced labour drawn from German-occupied territories and POW camps, to manufacture uniforms for the SS and later the Wehrmacht.
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