Walter Hochschild (September 27, 1900 – February 1, 1983) was an American industrialist, having spent 63 years as an executive with the

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(later AMAX), founded by his father,

Berthold Hochschild Berthold Hochschild (March 6, 1860 – January 24, 1928) was a mining magnate, a founder of the American Metal Company, and a philanthropist. Biography Hochschild was born to a Jewish family in Biblis, Grand Duchy of Hesse, the son of Augus ...

Biography

Hochschild was born on September 27, 1900 in New York City to Berthold and Mathilde Hochschild. 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

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, he correctly predicted that the rapid growth of African nationalism in

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would play a dominant political role in

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. Hochschild served as a trustee of the

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for thirty years, and as a lifelong senior trustee of the United States Council of the

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. He was a member of the

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since 1947. He built

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in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, an

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. Eagle Nest accommodated Jews at a time when they were not welcome in "better" resort hotels in New York City. Hochschild was married to Kathrin Samstag Hochschild; they had three daughters: Patricia Hochschild Labalme, Lynn Hochschild Boillot, and Ann Hochschild Poole.

Sources

*''New York Times''
Walter Hochschild, Headed American Metal Climax Inc
February 2, 1983.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hochschild, Walter American industrialists American people of German-Jewish descent 1900 births 1983 deaths American businesspeople in metals

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