Savior of Greece for reactivating trade after World War I. In France the Order of the Légion d'honneur, first as a chevalier and some years later as an Officer, was bestowed upon Edouard by the government because he was a member of the French Red Cross and he acted numerous times as a link between many international agencies for prisoners of World War I. In 1929 the King of Spain, Alphonso XIII, made Edouard the Commander of the Order Del Merito Civil for all he had done to modernize the dairy industry. This was a rather rare distinction. Edouard was awarded a Doctoris honoris causa from the University of Lausanne in the same year that Benito Mussolini was given his in about the late 1930s. Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee, bestowed the degree of Doctor of Laws on Edouard in June 1945 at the same time as it was granted to the Governor of Virginia. Army and Navy E, for Effort and Efficiency, was awarded to Edouard and his Nestle co-worker Daniel Norton in Columbus, Ohio. Doctor of Humane Letters from the College of Washington and Jefferson in Washington, Pennsylvania in April 1945. Citoyen d’Honneur of the Ville de Vevey, September 1947. He shared the event by inviting all the dignitaries for dinner and a tour to the Nestle factory in Broc to share the honor and merit with the employees because that was where he felt the success was best placed. Successor He was succeeded by Maurice Paternot and André Perrochet in Vevey. Works He was author of the essay "Personality in Business" and other management writings. References External links "Edouard Müller" photo in Schaffhausen archives 20th-century Swiss businesspeople 1885 births 1948 deaths