Jay Pritzker
Jay A. Pritzker (born August 26, 1922 in Chicago ; † January 23, 1999 there ) was an American entrepreneur, art collector and patron.
Life
Abram's son Nicholas Pritzker was trained as a lawyer, but soon joined the family business Marmon Group , which he thoroughly restructured, and worked in a wide variety of industries together with his brothers Robert and Donald Pritzker . In 1957 he founded the Hyatt hotel chain and from 1983 to 1988 he was the owner of Braniff Airlines .
In 1979, together with his wife Cindy, he launched the Pritzker Architecture Prize for architects, which is endowed with $ 100,000 .
Frank Gehry , who was also one of the prizewinners, created the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park in Chicago in 2004 , where open-air concerts are performed.
Pritzker was married and had five children:
- Nancy Pritzker (1948–1972)
- Thomas Pritzker (* 1951)
- John Pritzker (* 1953)
- Daniel Pritzker (* 1959)
- Jean "Gigi" Pritzker (* 1962)
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pritzker, Jay |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pritzker, Jay A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur, art collector, and patron |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1999 |
| Place of death | Chicago |