Walter von Moos

Walter von Moos (October 21, 1918 - January 5, 2016 ) 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.

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.

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

Literature

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