Pierre Balthasar de Muralt


Pierre Balthasar de Muralt was a Swiss typographer and publisher. He was responsible for developing Éditions Rencontre into one of the largest francophone book clubs in the world.
He was a descendant of the Sulzer family who founded Sulzer Ltd. in the nineteenth century. He completed his military service and gained a Law doctorate at the University of Lausanne before studying typographer in Paris. He collaborated with Vaudois League, a political current influenced by the integral nationalism of Charles Maurras.