David
Hamilton
Koch
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Fred Chase Koch
and Mary Clementine (Robinson) Koch
Brother of
[private brother (1930s - unknown)] [half], Frederick Robinson Koch and [private brother (1940s - unknown)]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 79
in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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| Created 23 Aug 2019
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Biography
David Koch is Notable.
David Koch is Notable.
David was born May 3, 1940 in Wichita, Kansas. He was the son of Fred Koch and Mary Clementine Robinson.[1]
He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees (BS and MS) in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also excelled in basketball.
David was the US vice-presidential candidate in 1980 for the Libertarian Party.[2]
In 1996 he married Julia Flesher.[3]
He served as the Vice President of Koch Industries until 2018.
He served on the board of many different organizations.
He gave over 1 billion dollars in philanthropic donations during his lifetime.[4]
He passed away on August 23, 2019, at his home in Manhattan at the age of 79. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 August 2019), memorial page for David Hamilton Koch (3 May 1940–23 Aug 2019), Find A Grave: Memorial #202372458, ; Maintained by Apollymi (contributor 47370881) Burial Details Unknown.
- ↑ Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_the_Koch_brothers (accessed August 23, 2019)
- ↑ Wikipedia https://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koch (Accessed August 23, 2019)
- ↑ Competitive Enterprise Institute https://cei.org/blog/david-koch-1940-2019-rip (accessed August 23, 2019
- ↑ McFadden, Robert D. (23 August 2019). "David Koch, Billionaire Who Fueled Right-Wing Movement, Dies at 79". Retrieved on 23 August 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- CBS news website https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-koch-died-conservative-donor-and-philanthropist-dead-age-79-2019-08-23/ (Accessed August 23, 2019)
- Reason -- Free Minds and Free Markets David Koch, R.I.P.
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