Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, German Pencil Heir, Dies at 74
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Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, who led the centuries-old German maker of the humble pencil used in classrooms around the world and added a line of jewel-encrusted pens, has died. He was 74.
Von Faber-Castell died Jan. 21 in Houston following a severe illness, the Stein, Germany-based company said Friday in an e-mailed statement.