Walter Paepcke

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Walter Paepcke ( 29 June 1896 in Chicago - 13. April 1960 ) was an American industrialist and philanthropist .

Life

Walter's parents were Hermann, an immigrant from Mecklenburg , and Paula Paepcke (née Wagner), daughter of German immigrants. Father Hermann owned a sawmill and a cardboard factory. Walter graduated from the Latin School of Chicago in 1913 . He then worked for his father and eventually took over the management of the Chicago Mill & Lumber, Co. After his father's death in 1922, Paepcke began manufacturing cardboard boxes and paper.

After taking over other companies, Paepcke founded the Container Corporation of America (CCA) in 1926. She made packaging for clients such as Procter & Gamble , Sears Roebuck and General Electric .

Paepcke founded the Aspen Institute and helped popularize skiing in the United States.

Paepcke's wife Elizabeth was the sister of the diplomat Paul Nitze .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Ruth, Greg. Walter Paul Paepcke. In: Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present , Vol. 4, Ed. Jeffrey Fear. German Historical Institute.
personal data
SURNAME Paepcke, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American industrialist and philanthropist
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 1960