August

"The industrialization and urbanization of Sweden had made it suddenly possible to rise in society even if one did not belong to a rich or noble family. But despite this, August and Mathilda were still surprised by the commitment and joy of discovery that their son showed."

""When I was born, only my grandfather August was waiting for me." Thus, with this surprising and concise sentence, Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza began the story of his life one winter night as the snow fell incessantly over Saint Moritz. According to him, no one else was waiting; and, of course, no one could imagine that this child would be forced to take over the reins of the Thyssen empire at only twenty-three years old, exactly the same age his grandfather August was when he laid the first stone of the said empire, which he started by creating his own rolling mill workshop with twenty thousand dollars he borrowed from his father."

""You should have another child, because in the three that you have given me so far, I cannot see my true heir, the descendant who can one day take over the business." In the end, and with the help of mustard, which my mother had relied on to avoid getting pregnant, my grandfather August got his way."