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词条 Arthur S. Obermayer
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  1. Early life

  2. Business career

  3. Philanthropy

  4. Personal life and death

  5. References

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Arthur S. Obermayer (July 17, 1931 – January 10, 2016) was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the founder and president of the Moleculon Research Corporation. He was a co-founder of Partners for Progressive Israel and the Obermayer German Jewish History Awards.

Early life

Arthur S. Obermayer was born in Philadelphia.[1][2][3] His "four grandparents were all German."[4] His family came from Creglingen.[2][3][5]

Obermayer graduated from Swarthmore College.[6] He received a PhD in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[6]

Business career

Obermayer was an entrepreneur.[1] He was the founder and president of the Moleculon Research Corporation, "a chemical, polymer and pharmaceutical research and development company."[6] He was a co-founder of Zero Stage Capital.[6] Meanwhile, he took Moleculon, Inc. public in 1981 and sold it to an Australian corporation in 1984.[6]

He and his wife, Judy, were inducted into the United States Small Business Administration Hall of Fame in June 2015.[1][7]

Philanthropy

Obermayer co-founded Meretz USA, later known as Partners for Progressive Israel.[2][3]

Obermayer co-founded the Obermayer German Jewish History Awards with JewishGen and the Leo Baeck Institute in 2000.[1] He was a recipient of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2007.[1]

Personal life and death

Obermayer had a wife, Judith, and three children.[1] He died of cancer on January 10, 2016 in Dedham, Massachusetts.[1][3] He was the brother of Herman Obermayer.

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/news/1.696959|title=U.S. Philanthropist Arthur Obermayer Dies at 84 |accessdate=January 13, 2016|work=Haaretz|date=January 12, 2016}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=US philanthropist who preserved German-Jewish history dies at 84|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-philanthropist-who-preserved-german-jewish-history-dies-at-84/|accessdate=January 13, 2016|work=The Times of Israel|date=January 12, 2016}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Arthur Obermayer, Progressive Boston Philanthropist, Dies at 84|url=http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/329386/arthur-obermayer-progressive-boston-philanthropist-dies-at-84/|accessdate=January 13, 2016|work=Forward|date=January 11, 2016}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Germans Recognized for Work Remembering Jews|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/germans-recognized-for-work-remembering-jews-1.112221|accessdate=January 13, 2016|work=Haaretz|date=January 27, 2004}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Arthur Obermayer, US philanthropist who preserved German-Jewish history, dies at 84|url=http://www.jta.org/2016/01/11/news-opinion/world/arthur-obermayer-us-philanthropist-who-preserved-german-jewish-history-dies-at-84|accessdate=January 13, 2016|work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=January 11, 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=ARTHUR OBERMAYER|url=https://legatum.mit.edu/arthur-obermayer|website=Legatum Center for Technology and Development|publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|accessdate=January 13, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314000701/http://legatum.mit.edu/arthur-obermayer|archivedate=March 14, 2016|df=}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=SBIR Hall of Fame & Tibbetts Awardees to be honored for Contributions to the Economy during White House Ceremony|url=https://www.sba.gov/content/sbir-hall-fame-tibbetts-awardees-be-honored-contributions-economy-during-white-house|website=United States Small Business Administration|accessdate=January 13, 2016|date=June 15, 2015}}
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