Paul-Louis Weiller [SEP] place of death
Paul-Louis Weiller
Paul-Louis Weiller, was born in Paris on 29 September 1893 and died a century later in Geneva on 6 December 1993. He was a French industrialist and philanthropist.
Biography.
From a Jewish Alsatian family, Weiller was the son of the industrialist and politician Lazare Weiller (1858–1928) and Alice Javal (died 1944), scion of the Javal family, who rose to prominence in business, finance, and politics during the 19th century.
Weiller studied engineering at the École Centrale
. When informed of the sale, Maria Theresa took the matter to court, eventually resulting in the recovery of the necklace, the jailing of Archduke Leopold, and the flight of Townsend and Baronti from the authorities.
After resolving the incident, Maria Theresa held the necklace until her death in 1944. Four years later, the Habsburg family sold it to the French industrialist Paul-Louis Weiller. In 1960, Weiller sold the Napoleon Diamond Necklace to Harry Winston, who believed that the historical value of the piece would make