Franz Josef Schweitzer

Former ALBA headquarters at Franz-Josef-Schweitzer-Platz 1 in Velten, Oberhavel district

Franz Josef Schweitzer (born June 26, 1934 in Stolberg (Rhineland) , † March 19, 1998 in Berlin ) was a German civil engineer and recycling entrepreneur.

Franz Schweitzer came from the Rhineland. The civil engineer studied initially worked on various projects, such as B. the construction of a dam in Malaysia. In 1968 he founded the recycling company Alba , which he named after his wife's company.

His sons Axel Schweitzer and Eric Schweitzer continue to run the company as board members after his death. A place in the Brandenburg town of Velten, where the former headquarters of the ALBA Group was located, is named after him.

Honors

1996: Federal Cross of Merit

Publications (selection)

A private company in the waste management industry , Berlin 1994.
Thermoselect process for degassing and gasifying waste , Berlin 1994.

Web links

Literature by and about Franz Josef Schweitzer in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

↑ Alba boss Schweitzer died of an embolism. Berliner Kurier, March 20, 1998.
↑ Tobias Miller: Founder of the recycling company was 63 years old - "Special entrepreneurial personality" Alba boss Schweitzer died after an operation. Berliner Zeitung, March 20, 1998.

personal data
SURNAME	Schweitzer, Franz Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schweitzer, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German civil engineer and entrepreneur (Alba)
DATE OF BIRTH	June 26, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stolberg (Rhineland)
DATE OF DEATH	March 19, 1998
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Alba boss Schweitzer died of an embolism. Berliner Kurier, March 20, 1998.

[2] Tobias Miller: Founder of the recycling company was 63 years old - "Special entrepreneurial personality" Alba boss Schweitzer died after an operation. Berliner Zeitung, March 20, 1998.