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Key facts
- Born
- Henry John Kaiser , ( 1882-05-09 ) May 9, 1882, Sprout Brook, New York , US
- Died
- August 24, 1967 (1967-08-24) (aged 85), Honolulu , Hawaii, US
- Occupations
- Industrialist, shipbuilder
- Children
- Edgar Kaiser Sr. , Henry Kaiser, Jr.
- Relatives
- Edgar Kaiser Jr. (grandson), Henry Kaiser (grandson)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Family name
- Kaiser
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of death
- Honolulu
- Child
- Edgar Kaiser, Sr
- Occupation
- industrialist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- industrial sector
- Image
- Hkaiser.jpg
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- Commons category
- Henry J. Kaiser
- date of birth
- 1882-05-09
- date of death
- 1967-08-24
- place of burial
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Commons gallery
- Henry J. Kaiser
- cause of death
- disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known for his shipbuilding and construction projects, then later for his involvement in fostering modern American health care. Prior to World War II, Kaiser was involved in the construction industry; his company was one of those that built the Hoover Dam. He established the Kaiser Shipyards, which built Liberty ships during World War II, after which he formed Kaiser Aluminum and Kaiser Steel. Kaiser organized Kaiser Permanente health care for his workers and their families. He led Kaiser-Frazer followed by Kaiser Motors, automobile companies known for the safety of their designs. Kaiser was involved in large construction projects such as civic centers and dams, and invested in real estate, later moving into television broadcasting with Kaiser Broadcasting.
Early life, family and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Henry J. Kaiser” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.