Walter Hochschild
Walter Hochschild | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1900 |
| Died | February 1, 1983 (age 82) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | president of the American Metal Company |
| Spouse | Kathrin Samstag |
| Children | Patricia Hochschild Labalme Lynn Hochschild Boillot Ann Hochschild Poole |
| Parent(s) | Mathilde Blumenthal Hochschild Berthold Hochschild |
| Family | Harold K. Hochschild (brother) Gertrude Hochschild Sergievsky (sister) |
Walter Hochschild (September 27, 1900 – February 1, 1983)[1] was an American industrialist, having spent 63 years as an executive with the American Metal Company (later AMAX), founded by his father, Berthold Hochschild.[2]
Biography
[edit]Hochschild was born on September 27, 1900 in New York City to Berthold and Mathilde Hochschild.[3]
In 1950, Hochschild became president of AMAX and chairman and chief executive officer in 1957. He has a noted business acumen. While overseeing his company's interests in Africa, he correctly predicted that the rapid growth of African nationalism in Central Africa would play a dominant political role in Rhodesia.[4]
Hochschild served as a trustee of the Museum of the City of New York for thirty years, and as a lifelong senior trustee of the United States Council of the International Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1947. He built Eagle Nest camp in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, an Adirondack Great Camp. Eagle Nest accommodated Jews at a time when they were not welcome in "better" resort hotels in New York City.[5]
Hochschild was married to Kathrin Samstag Hochschild; they had three daughters: Patricia Hochschild Labalme, Lynn Hochschild Boillot, and Ann Hochschild Poole.[6][7][8][9]
Sources
[edit]- New York Times, Walter Hochschild, Headed American Metal Climax Inc, February 2, 1983.
References
[edit]- ^ "Walter Hochschild, Headed American Metal Climax Inc". The New York Times. February 2, 1983.
- ^ "Hochschild, Walter". National Mining Hall of Fame. November 29, 2017.
- ^ Who's who in Commerce and Industry. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1965. p. 609.
- ^ Butler, Larry (2007). Copper Empire: Mining and the Colonial State in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-349-36413-8.
- ^ Morgenthau III, Henry (2019). Mostly Morgenthaus: A Family History. Plunkett Lake Press.
- ^ "Kathrin S. Hochschild, Ex-Trustee of Museum". The New York Times. April 24, 1984.
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (October 16, 2002). "Patricia Labalme, 75, Educator And Scholar of the Renaissance". The New York Times.
- ^ "Patricia Hochschild Labalme, Renaissance Scholar And Educator". Institute for Advanced Study. October 18, 2002.
- ^ "Ann "Rooney" Hochschild Poole, 93". centraljersey.com. June 13, 2018.