Ueli Prager
Swiss businessperson (1916–2011)
Ueli Prager (1916–2011) was a Swiss businessperson and founder of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts and Mövenpick Ice Cream.2
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Born Aug 15, 1916, died Oct 15, 2011.1
Companies
- Mövenpick Hotels & ResortsFounder8
Early life and education
Prager was raised in Wiesbaden, Germany. He studied economics at Zurich University and had early roles at London's Savoy and Mayfair hotels.
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Career
Occupation: hotel manager.4
- Date not recordedFounded Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts3
In 1948, he established a restaurant in Zürich, which led to the creation of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts and Mövenpick Ice Cream, encompassing various food products and eateries.
Prager opened a hotel at Zurich Airport in the 1970s and expanded into other locations. The company faced challenges in the 1980s and eventually he was replaced by his third wife, Jutta, in 1988.
In 1992, Prager sold his shares in Mövenpick to August von Finck.
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Personal life
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- 1WikidataUeli Prager on Wikidata
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