Education
He studied engineering at the university of Aachen, and in 1903 was employed by the Dudelange office of works.
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Aloyse Meyer
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A few months later he became Ingenieur adjoint at the foundry in Dudelange, in 1906 Chef de service and in 1912 director In 1918, he was appointed to the headquarters of Arbed as technical director, becoming its director-general in 1920. In 1925 Aloyse Meyer became the head of the Chamber of Commerce, and in 1928 after the death of Émile Mayrisch, became president of the European steel union.
Under the German occupation of Luxembourg in World World War II, he remained as the director of ARBED. They were later released from prison, but remained in Germany under Gestapo surveillance until the war"s end, and were unable to return to Luxembourg until April 1945.
lieutenant later became known that he had directed large amounts of his own money towards the Belgian resistance and Belgian charities from 1942. After the war, he rejoined Arbed, the president of its executive board in April 1947.
After the death of his father-in-law, Victor Heintz, Meyer in 1931 became president of the board of Heintz Van Landewyck, which he remained until his death.
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Luxembourg