Arthur Wilhelm

Arthur Wilhelm (economist)
In the 1950s
Born	1 May 1899 Safenwil, Aargau, Switzerland
Died	4 February 1962 (Age 62) Basel, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Alma mater	University of Basel, University of Geneva, University of Heidelberg
Victim of	premature death
Swiss business executive interested in European integration who attended the 1960 Bilderberg and 1961 Bilderbergs. Died suddenly in February 1962.

Arthur Wilhelm-Pfeifer was a Swiss economist and business executive. He attended the 1960 and 1961 Bilderberg conferences. In May 1961 the Jean Monnet Foundation archived a speech he held, "The United States and European Economic Integration".

Education

Wilhelm-Pfeifer took degrees at the University of Basel, University of Geneva and a doctorate in economics at the University of Heidelberg in 1923.

Career

He had a career in the chemical industry, where he rose from an Italian manager in the dyes department of the Swiss multinational Ciba to become vice-president of the company from 1946. He was also the chairman of the board of directors of Durand & Huguenin and the president of ScienceIndustries, a pharmaceutical organization.

In May 1961 the Jean Monnet Foundation archived a speech he held, "The United States and European Economic Integration".

Board positions

He sat on the boards of Swissair, the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and the banking committee of the Swiss National Bank.

Death

Unexpected.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1960	28 May 1960	29 May 1960	Switzerland Bürgenstock	The 9th such meeting and the first one in Switzerland. 61 participants + 4 "in attendance". The meeting report contains a press statement, 4 sentences long.
Bilderberg/1961	21 April 1961	23 April 1961	Canada Quebec St-Castin	The 10th Bilderberg, the first in Canada and the 2nd outside Europe.

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