Zurich. Moevenpick founder, Ueli Prager, passed away on the 15th of October, 2011 at the age of 95. He will be buried today, Friday in Zurich. In 1948, he laid the foundation for today's globally active Moevenpick Group. Since 1993, he had lived in Holypert near the Windsor Park in London. Ueli Prager had begun his hotel career in England - as a page at the famous Savoy and as a receptionist at the Mayfair Hotel.