Fred C. Koch
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Fred C. Koch born Quanah, Texas (1900-1967) was the father of both David and Charles Koch. The businesses Fred started and passed down to his family would come to be known as Koch Industries. Fred Koch formed the predecessor corporation in 1945. Prior to that he had been active in expanding the oil refining industry in the U.S.S.R., while that nation was allied with the United States during World War II. Koch was also a member of the John Birch Society in 1958.
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Wife: Mary Robinson Koch (b. 17-Oct-1907, m. 1932, d. 21-Dec-1990) Son: Frederick R. Koch (b. 1932) Son: Charles G. Koch (b. 1935) Son: David H. Koch (b. 1940) Son: William I. Koch (b. 1940)
University: Rice Institute, Houston, TX (1917-8) University: MIT (1919-1922)
American Chemical Society Koch Industries Keith-Winkler-Koch Engineering Co. (Co-owner, 1925-45) Koch Industries Winkler-Koch Engineering Co. (Co-founder, 1925-45) Koch Engineering Co., later renamed Koch Industries,(Founder and CEO, 1945-59) Dutch Ancestry (paternal side)
Author of "A Business Man Looks at Communism"