Frank Altschul (April 21, 1887 – May 29, 1981) was an American financier at
General American Investors Company,
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New York Times: "Frank Altschul, A Banker and Noted Philanthropist."
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Early life
Altschul was born to a Jewish
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, the son of Camilla (née Mandlebaum) and Charles Altschul. His father had immigrated to the United States from London in 1877 and was the eighth employee of the San Francisco bank Lazard Freres
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retrieved July 31, 2015 In 1908, Altschul graduated from Yale University
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