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Personal life and death. Meister has at least one brother, Peter. Bill von Meister died of cancer in Great Falls, Virginia, at the age of 53, leaving behind his son, Frederick William von Meister. Titles. As a descendent of Prussian nobility, William had the honour of carrying von in his last name. References
May 25, 1995 · May 25, 1995. William F. von Meister, 53, a pioneer of the online services industry, died May 18 in Great Falls, Va. He was known as a consummate entrepreneur and promoter whose management...
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"William F. Von Meister, 53, a local communications entrepreneur, who had been founder and chief executive officer of a number of high-tech and consulting firms, died of cancer on May...
Apr 26, 2014 · Two years latter when I tried to contact him, I was sad when I heard Bill Von Meister had died from pancreatic cancer that took his life in three months after diagnosis. When we last spoke he mentioned he had a pain in his gut and was going to see the doctor about it the following week.
The Source. The Source. The first purely consumer on-line service in the United States was The Source. It was founded in 1978 by William von Meister, a local telecommunications entrepreneur who envisioned a ‘home information utility’ that would do for computers what AT&T did for telephones. However, The Source, headquartered in McLean, Va ...
Jul 17, 2019 · Von Meister found a backer in a British company, Cable & Wireless, which was looking for an entry into the lucrative North American business telephone market. The deal closed with von Meister drawing $70,000 per year to run TDX/Telemax. Within months, von Meister was eyeing two new businesses while neglecting TDX.
Feb 28, 2023 · He died of cancer at the age of 53 in Washington D.C. Although his family and friends remembered Von Meister as a man who lived life to the fullest, with a fondness for fast cars, fine wines, and pretty women, he was also known for his relentless drinking problem and his inability to follow through on both his business and personal life.
