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The Koch family (/ k oʊ k / KOHK) is an American family engaged in business, best known for their political activities and their control of Koch Industries, the 2nd largest privately owned company in the United States (with 2019 revenues of $115 billion). [1]
Koch’s business, and the Koch family, supported the American war effort against Adolf Hitler and his government. [ 24 ] [ 21 ] [ 20 ] [ 19 ] In 1940, Koch joined new partners to create the Wood River Oil and Refining Company.
Koch has been married to his wife Liz since 1972. [1] He has two children, Chase Koch and Elizabeth Koch. [69] [2] [86] Charles and his three brothers have all suffered from prostate cancer. [87] Koch "rarely grants media interviews and prefers to keep a low profile". [22] Time magazine included Charles and David Koch among the most influential ...
This category includes members of the Koch family as well as articles relating to their political and business dealings. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Fred C. Koch (1900–1967), American chemical engineer and entrepreneur, founder of Koch Industries; Fred Conrad Koch (1876–1948), American biochemist; Freddy Koch (1916–1980), Danish film actor; Frederick R. Koch (1933–2020), American collector and philanthropist, son of Fred C. Koch; Friedrich Koch (1862–1927), German composer
The Koch family foundations began in 1953 with the establishment of the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation. The Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation was established to support non-profits in Kansas focusing on "arts, environmental stewardship, human services, enablement of at-risk youth, and education" through the funding of diversity programs at Kansas State University; the program Youth ...
Fred Chase Koch (/ k oʊ k / KOHK; September 23, 1900 – November 17, 1967) was an American chemical engineer and entrepreneur who founded the oil refinery firm that later became Koch Industries, a privately held company which – under the principal ownership and leadership of Koch's sons Charles and David – would be listed by Forbes as the second-largest privately held company in the ...
Frederick Robinson Koch (/ k oʊ k / KOHK; August 26, 1933 – February 12, 2020) [1] was an American collector and philanthropist, the eldest of the four sons born to American industrialist Fred Chase Koch, founder of what is now Koch Industries, and Mary Clementine (née Robinson) Koch.