Hans Tauchnitz (1931-1996)

Mr. Tauchnitz, born in 1931, was a member of a prominent German family best known for its publishing business. Unfortunately, most of the family holdings were located in what became East Germany and were lost to the Communists after World War II. Hans left for England after the war and worked temporarily in London before emigrating to Canada. In Toronto he worked as a studio director for CBC Television and helped Mr. Rogers with his earliest children shows in Canada.

Hans gave up his title of Baron Tauchnitz to become an American citizen when he continued his television career at Penn State University. He also owned a men's clothing store in State College before eventually settling in Pittsburgh. From 1983 until 1996, Hans was in charge of Trendvest's massive investment database and was largely responsible for the company's growth into additional publications. Hans had a huge number of wonderful friends and just as many terrible jokes.