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,

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. He became president of the company in 1950 and chairman and chief executive officer in 1957. He 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 Adirondack Great Camp.

Personal life

He 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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