Hans von Kantzow

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Hans von Kantzow
File:Hans von Kantzow.jpg
Kantzow in 1951
Born(1887-06-09)9 June 1887
Died12 April 1979(1979-04-12) (aged 91)
Alma materRoyal Institute of Technology
OccupationEngineer
EmployerAB Kanthal

Hans von Kantzow (9 June 1887 – 12 April 1979) was a metallurgical engineer[1] and industrialist, managing director and CEO at Bultfabriks AB in Hallstahammar 1918–1957. Von Kantzow is known to have invented the steel alloy Kanthal.[3] In 1931 AB Kanthal was founded for the exploitation of the invention.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok". Projekt Runeberg (in English and svenska). P. A. Norstedt & Söners Förlag. 1925. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. Lundmark, Sten (18 February 2003). "Hans von Kantzow (1887-1979)". Degerfors IF. Archived from the original on 26 March 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. "Kanthal – Hans von Kantzows lyckosamma misstag". Centrum för Näringslivshistoria (in svenska). Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. Svensson, Anders (29 October 2015). "von Kantzow". De 15 familjerna (in svenska). Retrieved 7 July 2018.