William von Meister
Entrepreneur, Deceased Person
1942 – 1995
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Who was William von Meister?
William F. von Meister was an American entrepreneur who founded and participated in a number of startup ventures in the Washington, D.C., area. These included The Source, an early online service and CompuServe competitor, and Control Video Corporation, a predecessor company to America Online.
His great-grandfather, Wilhelm Meister, founded the Teerfarbenfabrik Meister, Lucius & Co. in Germany, which later became Hoechst AG.
Bill von Meister died of cancer in Great Falls, Virginia, at the age of 53.
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- Born
- Feb 21, 1942
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Virginia
- Died
- May 18, 1995
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on July 23, 2013
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