Franz Burda was born on 24 February 1903 in Philippsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was married to Aenne Burda. He died on 30 September 1986 in Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Publisher, one of the artisans of the German economic miracle after WWII, parents with his wife Anne of Franz Jr, Frieder and Hubert Burda who was CEO of the company (1987-2010).