Walter von Moos

Walter von Moos (October 21, 1918 - January 5, 2016[1][2]) was a Swiss industrialist and majority owner of von Moos Steel, which in 1996 became Swiss Steel and subsequently in 2006 merged with Schmolz + Bickenbach. The company was one of the oldest privately owned manufacturing companies in Switzerland.[3]

Early life and education

Walter von Moos was born October 21, 1918, in Lucerne, Switzerland to Ludwig (1877–1956) and Alice (née Zetter; 1884–1970). His father was a great-grandson of one of the company founders and a then director at von Moos'sche Eisenwerke (Moos Steel Works) which operated as a stock corporation.[4]

Family

Von Moos married the aristocrat Marcelle Sophie Maria Schnyder von Wartensee (1920–1999).[5]

Literature

  • 100 Jahre von Moos'sche Eisenwerke Luzern 1842-1942

References

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