| 词条 | Joseph M. Katz |
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Joseph M. Katz (1913 - 1991) was an entrepreneur who founded a gift-wrap manufacturing company, the Papercraft Corporation. The University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Business is named in his honor, after his family made a large donation to the university. BiographyKatz grew up in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born into a Jewish family. As a teenager, Katz and his three brothers turned their garage into a makeshift print shop, where they created cards, menus, and other stationery items, which they sold door-to-door. He also created and printed his own magazine, Boys Ideal.[1] Katz took pictures of the Pittsburgh Flood of 1936 and made a profit by selling them as a book. With this money, he started a wholesale paper business called "Printer's Paper Supply Company".[2] During World War II, Katz created the “Rite-Kit”, which was a box that contained paper, envelopes, and a pencil for servicemen. In 1945, he founded Papercraft Corporation with his brother Hyman Katz,[3] for selling gift wrap, after acquiring a $10,000 investment. Katz and his first wife Agnes donated $10 million to the University of Pittsburgh, his alma mater. At the time, this was the largest donation ever made to the university.[2] The university renamed its business school the "Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business" in his honor in 1987.[4] In 1998 Joseph Katz and his son, Papercraft CEO Marshall Katz, relented control over the company though kept 30% of its stock.[5] He died of cancer in May 1991.[6] His wife, Agnes Katz, and their children survived him.[5] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Quintessential Entrepreneur|url=http://www.business.pitt.edu/about/news/magazine/katz.php|website=Pitt Business|accessdate=3 April 2015}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|title=About Joseph M. Katz|url=http://www.business.pitt.edu/katz//who/joseph-katz.php|website=Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business|accessdate=3 April 2015}} 3. ^https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=20051021&id=6pYNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5HADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5387,168351&hl=en 4. ^{{cite book|title=REA's Authoritative Guide to the Top 100 Business Schools|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vsq5ZpQy028C&pg=PA166|year=1996|publisher=Research & Education Assoc.|isbn=978-0-87891-747-1|page=166}} 5. ^1 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2017/07/21/obituary-Marshall-Katz-pittsburgh-cultural-trust-arts-papercraft-corp-joseph-katz-plaza-eye-sculpture-downtown/stories/201707210093 6. ^{{cite web|title=Joseph M. Katz Dies; Manufacturer Was 77|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/08/obituaries/joseph-m-katz-dies-manufacturer-was-77.html|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=3 April 2015|date=8 May 1991}} Further reading
5 : 1913 births|1991 deaths|20th-century American businesspeople|University of Pittsburgh alumni|American people of Jewish descent |
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