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César Ritz César Ritz (born 23 February 1850, 24 October 1918) is a Swiss hotelier and founder of many hotels, among whom the Ritz Hotel in London is most famous. He was called "the king of hoteliers and a hotel for kings." Youth years

He was born on 23 February 1850 in the small Alpine village of Niederwald in the so-called. Haut-Valais - upper, German-speaking part of the canton of Valais. He came from a modest peasant family, living on pastoralism. When he was 13, his parents sent him to a family living in Sion (Germany) to learn French. In 1866 he began his apprenticeship as a waiter at the Hotel Couronnes et Poste in Brig. His boss told him at the time: "You will never be a hotelier, because hospitality requires talent and excitement you do not have." Beginnings and career development

At the age of 17, he moved to Paris, where the World Exhibition was taking place. He hired himself in a modest hotel La Fidélité. Having worked as a waiter and then as a waiter, sommelier's knowledge. At the age of 23 he changed his place of residence and left for Vienna to work in a French restaurant. There he also met the Prince of Wales for the first time, who in the future became his faithful follower. For the next few years he worked in various resorts across Europe and managed luxury hotels such as the Grand Hotel in Monte Carlo. He also created his own landing gear. Hotel Minerva in Baden-Baden and Hotel de Provence in Cannes. In the years 1889-1897 Cesar Ritz was the manager of the Savoy. Then his name became a global synonym of hospitality. Beginning with the goat grazing in the alpine halls, he has become a world-renowned hotelier, a pioneer of luxury hotel industry that knows how to attract wealthy customers. By the end of 1898, the Hotel Ritz opened in the Vendome Square in Paris, and in 1906 opened a hotel in London. Last years of life

In 1908 he retired from ill health. He died on October 24, 1918 at the age of 68.

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