Albert Ballin (15 August 1857 – 9 November 1918) was a German businessman, who was the owner of the Hamburg America Line, at times the world's largest shipping company. Fearing the loss of his ships, Ballin committed suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills in 1918 two days before the end of World War I.
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