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William von Meister was born on 21 February, 1942 in New York City, United States, is an American entrepreneur (1942–1995). Discover William von Meister's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

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Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 21 February 1942
Birthday 21 February
Birthplace New York City, United States
Date of death 18 May, 1995
Died Place Great Falls, Virginia, United States
Nationality United States

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1942

William F. von Meister (February 21, 1942 – 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 AOL.

William Ferdinand von Meister was born of noble German descent on February 21, 1942 in New York City, to F. W. von Meister and Eleanora Colloredo-Mannsfeld.

His father, F. W. von Meister, was the godson of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and his mother was a countess.

William von Meister attended high school at Middlesex Academy in Massachusetts, and a finishing school in Switzerland.

He then attended Georgetown University.

Though he never completed his undergraduate education, he persuaded nearby American University to enroll him in its master's program for business.

1973

After leaving Georgetown in 1973, von Meister started a wholesale liquor company, but found it "boring" and decided to move into consulting.

After creating a database for Litton Bionetics, he was hired by Western Union to create a computerized billing system.

1978

In 1978, Meister founded The Source, the first popular online services company.

The Source was eventually sold to Reader's Digest and later acquired by rivals CompuServe.

1983

In 1983, Control Video Corporation was founded by Meister.

The company originally ran the GameLine dial-up service for the Atari 2600, which Meister claimed to be able to handle up to 100,000 users.

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.

As a descendent of Prussian nobility, William had the honour of carrying von in his last name.