Hans von Kantzow explained

Hans von Kantzow
Birth Date:	9 June 1887
Birth Place:	Alkvettern Manor, Bjurtjärn socken, Sweden–Norway (now Storfors Municipality, Sweden)
Death Place:	Hallstahammar, Sweden^[1]
Occupation:	Engineer
Employer:	AB Kanthal
Alma Mater:	Royal Institute of Technology

Hans von Kantzow (9 June 1887 – 12 April 1979) was a metallurgical engineer^[2] 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hans von Kantzow (1887-1979). Degerfors IF. 7 July 2018. 18 February 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20050326200655/http://www.degerforsif.se/lundmark/kantzow.htm. 26 March 2005. Lundmark. Sten.
2. Web site: Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok. 6 July 2018. 1925. Projekt Runeberg. en, sv. P. A. Norstedt & Söners Förlag.
3. Web site: Kanthal – Hans von Kantzows lyckosamma misstag. https://web.archive.org/web/20100819065423/http://www.naringslivshistoria.se/Foretagsberattelser/Artiklar/Misstag-misslyckanden-och-skandaler/Kanthal-/. 19 August 2010. 6 July 2018. sv. Centrum för Näringslivshistoria.
4. Web site: von Kantzow. sv. 29 October 2015. Svensson. Anders. De 15 familjerna. 7 July 2018.