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Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (/ k ɒ x / KOKH; [1] [2] German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈkɔx] ⓘ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist.As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax, he is regarded as one of the main founders of modern bacteriology.
[6] He was a lifelong bachelor, had no children and did not come out as gay during his lifetime. [7] A 2022 New York Times article posthumously identified him as gay. [7] Koch was first elected mayor of New York City in 1977 and was re-elected in 1981 with 75% of the vote. He was the first New York City mayor to win endorsement on both the ...
Koch also pledged $10 million to renovate fountains outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [62] He was elected to the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2008. [63] Koch was the longest-serving trustee of the American Ballet Theatre, [60] serving on its board for 25 years [64] and contributing more than $6 million to the ...
Industrialist and active philanthropist David Koch died at prostate cancer at age 79 on August 23, 2019. David Koch, the 11th richest person in the world, leaves behind massive net worth Skip to ...
Billionaire industrialist David Koch, a driving force behind conglomerate Koch Industries who as one of the world's richest people became a major financier of conservative causes and political ...
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]
The $475-a-month apartment cost Koch far less than the $1,200 a month it was worth at market rate at the time he lived there. (Rent-control laws place a ceiling on how much landlords can charge ...
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 ...