William von Meister
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William F. von Meister (February 21, 1942[1] – May 18, 1995) 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 (1827–1895), 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.[2]
Further reading
- Michael A. Banks (2008), On the Way to the Web: The Secret History of the Internet and Its Founders. Apress. ISBN 1-4302-0869-4.
References
External links
- The Story of a Pathological Entrepreneur
- Genealogy of William von Meister at the Luyken Family Association
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