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David H. Koch

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David H. Koch

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David Hamilton Koch (English: David Hamilton Koch, May 3, 1940 – August 23, 2019) was an American businessman, philanthropist, political activist, and chemical engineer. He was the fourth richest person in the United States in 2012, the richest person in New York City in 2013, and the ninth richest person in the world in 2014. He was also ranked 11th on Forbes' 2019 billionaire list, with assets of US$50.5 billion. He is a survivor of the crash of US Airways Flight 1493.

Category
Political figures
Nationality
United States
Born
1940-05-03
Died
2019-08-23
Wikidata
Q1174641
Occupations merchantengineerentrepreneurpoliticianmerchantchemistpolitical activistphilanthropistchemical engineer
Aliases David H. KochDavid Hamilton KochDavid Harold FinkDavid KochDavid H. KochDavid Koch

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