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In 1903, he married Francis (Fannie) Kesner of Chicago with whom he had three children: Leona Jane, John Jr., and Helen. [18] [19] His son was born Leonard J. Hertz and changed his name at the age of seventeen to John D. Hertz Jr. in honor of his father; [20] John Jr. later became an advertising executive and was briefly married (1942–44) to film star Myrna Loy.
John D. Hertz (1879–1961), American businessman John H. Herz (1908–2005), American political scientist John Hertz (fan) , American attorney and science fiction fan
John Hertz repurchased the brand from General Motors in 1953 through his other company, The Omnibus Corporation, [15] which he renamed to The Hertz Corporation. In 1954, its stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange , [ 15 ] and it purchased a New York-based truck leasing company, Metropolitan Distributors, including a fleet of 4,000 ...
The Yellow Cab Company was a taxicab company in Chicago which was co-founded as the Walden W. Shaw Livery Company in 1907 by Walden W. Shaw and John D. Hertz. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Yellow Cab Company's rapid growth in the late 1910s and 1920s innovated a new kind of taxi company, one which covered the entire city limits, promising a cab to any ...
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation is an American non-profit organization that awards prestigious [3] fellowships to Ph.D. students in the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences. The fellowship provides students with up to $250,000 of support over five years, giving them flexibility and the ability to pursue their own interests ...
Joe Holley, John H. Herz, 97; Howard U. Scholar, Washington Post Staff Writer, January 25, 2006 John Herz - the following are excerpts from an address given at the Commemorative-Celebration Honoring John H. Herz The Graduate Center of the City University of New York March 15, 2006
John D. Hertz and associates began acquiring smaller Chicago-area companies involved in bus-building in 1922, [1] and soon assembled a manufacturing site covering four square blocks. [2] Yellow Coach Manufacturing Co was formally established in 1923 as a subsidiary of Hertz's Yellow Cab Company, [3] and sold 207 buses in its first year. [2]
Five days after the divorce, she married John D. Hertz, Jr. an advertising executive and founder of Hertz Rent A Car, at his sister's home in New York City. [48] They remained married for two years, eventually divorcing in Cuernavaca, Mexico, on August 21, 1944, [48] with Loy again citing mental cruelty. [49]