Hans von Kantzow

Hans von Kantzow
Hans von Kantzow
	Kantzow in 1951
Born	9 June 1887; Alkvetterns herrgård, Bjurtjärns församling, Storfors Municipality[1]
Died	12 April 1979 (aged 91); Hallstahammar[2]
Nationality	Swedish
Alma mater	Royal Institute of Technology
Occupation	Engineer
Employer	AB Kanthal

Hans von Kantzow (9 June 1887 – 12 April 1979) was a mountain engineer[1] and industry man, 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

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

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[run-1] "Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok". Projekt Runeberg (in English and Swedish). 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 Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[4] Svensson, Anders (29 October 2015). "von Kantzow". De 15 familjerna (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 July 2018.