Albrecht von Müller
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Albrecht von Müller is a philosopher and former entrepreneur best known for
the controversial Swiss dot com bubble company Think Tools AG
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Von Müller obtained a PhD in philosophy at the University of Munich in 1982, worked as a researcher and subsequently as a program director at the Max Planck Society
from 1982 until 1989, and was the director of the European Center for International Security EUCIS (a small non-governmental organization
founded by von Müller) from 1989 until 1995, according to some sources
The March 2000 initial public offering
of Think Tools AG made Von Müller, as the biggest shareholder, one of the wealthiest persons in Switzerland for a short time. This software was touted as an aid to decision making for large multinationals and governments.
The company gained negative publicity because of its suspicious relations to the World Economic Forum
and accusations of plagiarism related to its main software product.
The value of the company collapsed in 2001. Furthermore, Von Müller made misleading statements to brokerage houses covering the stock alleging that some analysts had never visited the company when in fact, they had.
Since 2000 Von Müller has been the director of the Parmenides Center for the Study of Thinking which is run by the Parmenides Foundation
(founded by von Müller) and is associated with the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
the controversial Swiss dot com bubble company Think Tools AG
Think Tools AG
Think Tools AG was a Swiss IT company that rose and fell with the dot com bubble in Europe.The company was founded by the philosopher Albrecht von Müller as a consultancy company in 1993....
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Von Müller obtained a PhD in philosophy at the University of Munich in 1982, worked as a researcher and subsequently as a program director at the Max Planck Society
Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes publicly funded by the federal and the 16 state governments of Germany....
from 1982 until 1989, and was the director of the European Center for International Security EUCIS (a small non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
founded by von Müller) from 1989 until 1995, according to some sources
The March 2000 initial public offering
Initial public offering
An initial public offering or stock market launch, is the first sale of stock by a private company to the public. It can be used by either small or large companies to raise expansion capital and become publicly traded enterprises...
of Think Tools AG made Von Müller, as the biggest shareholder, one of the wealthiest persons in Switzerland for a short time. This software was touted as an aid to decision making for large multinationals and governments.
The company gained negative publicity because of its suspicious relations to the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
and accusations of plagiarism related to its main software product.
The value of the company collapsed in 2001. Furthermore, Von Müller made misleading statements to brokerage houses covering the stock alleging that some analysts had never visited the company when in fact, they had.
Since 2000 Von Müller has been the director of the Parmenides Center for the Study of Thinking which is run by the Parmenides Foundation
Parmenides Foundation
The Parmenides Foundation was founded by Albrecht von Müller in 2000 to support interdisciplinary research on thinking.The foundation has an international faculty of more than 30 researchers from the fields of neurosciences, philosophy, neuroinformatics, cognitive psychology, linguistics,...
(founded by von Müller) and is associated with the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.