Died 1918-10-26.
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Cäsar Johann Ritz
César Ritz was a Swiss businessman, hotelier and pioneer of the travel industry. He most notably founded several hotels most famously the Hôtel Ritz in Paris and the Ritz and Carlton Hotels in London.
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business · Swiss hotelier (1850–1918) · entrepreneur · hotel manager · hotel owner · also Cäsar Johann Ritz, César Ritz, Cesar Ritz, César Jean Ritz, Ritz
Born 23 February 1850 · Died 26 October 1918 · Q114347
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1913· 1 entry
Was placed in a private hospital at Lausanne, and the following year he was moved to another on Lake Küssnacht in Canton Schwyz
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1910· 1 entry
Inspired by King Alfonso XIII's desire to build a luxury hotel to rival the Ritz in Paris
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1906· 1 entry
Which became one of the most popular meeting places of the era for the rich and famous
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1905· 1 entry
And retiring from the Ritz Hotel Development Company in 1907, from the Carlton Hotel Company in 1908, and from the Paris Ritz Company in 1911
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1896· 1 entry
Formed the Ritz Hotel syndicate with South African millionaire Alfred Beit, reputedly the wealthiest man in the world at the time
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1888· 1 entry
Opened the Conservations Haus restaurant with Auguste Escoffier as chef in Baden-Baden, and the two were then invited to London by Richard D'Oyly Carte to become the first manager and chef of the Savoy Hotel, position
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1887· 1 entry
Ritz bought the Hôtel de Provence in Cannes and the Restaurant de la Conversation and Minerva Hotel in Baden-Baden
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1878· 1 entry
Became the manager of the Grand Hôtel National in Lucerne and held the same position, in parallel, at the Grand Hôtel in Monaco until 1888
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1877· 1 entry
Career landmark: director (1877).
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1873· 1 entry
Was a waiter in Vienna at the time of the World's Fair, by which time he had begun to acquire a considerable knowledge of the industry and the culinary preferences of esteemed people such as the Prince of Wales
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1872· 1 entry
Ritz became floor waiter of the Hôtel Splendide in Paris, which was one of the most lavish hotels in Europe at the time, where he met many rich, self-made Americans as guests who had a profound effect on him
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1850· 1 entry
Born 1850-02-23.
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