| Walter Hochschild | |
| Birth Date: | September 27, 1900 |
| Death Date: | February 1, 1983 (age 82) |
| Known For: | president of the American Metal Company |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Spouse: | Kathrin Samstag |
| Children: | Patricia Hochschild Labalme Lynn Hochschild Boillot Ann Hochschild Poole |
| Parents: | Mathilde Blumenthal Hochschild Berthold Hochschild |
Walter Hochschild (September 27, 1900 - February 1, 1983)[1] was an American industrialist, having spent 63 years as an executive with the American Metal Company (later AMAX), founded by his father, Berthold Hochschild.[2]
Hochschild was born on September 27, 1900 in New York City to Berthold and Mathilde Hochschild.[3]
In 1950, Hochschild became president of AMAX and chairman and chief executive officer in 1957. He has a noted business acumen. While overseeing his company's interests in Africa, he correctly predicted that the rapid growth of African nationalism in Central Africa would play a dominant political role in Rhodesia.[4]
Hochschild served as a trustee of the Museum of the City of New York for thirty years, and as a lifelong senior trustee of the United States Council of the International Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1947. He built Eagle Nest camp in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, an Adirondack Great Camp. Eagle Nest accommodated Jews at a time when they were not welcome in "better" resort hotels in New York City.[5]
Hochschild was married to Kathrin Samstag Hochschild; they had three daughters: Patricia Hochschild Labalme, Lynn Hochschild Boillot, and Ann Hochschild Poole.[6] [7] [8] [9]