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Jay Arthur Pritzker (26 August 1922 - 23 January 1999) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 entrepreneur
Entrepreneur

An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of an organization, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome....
 and conglomerate
Conglomerate (company)

A conglomerate is a company that consists of multiple distinct and often unrelated businesses. Conglomerates are often large and can be formed by merging more than three businesses together....
 organizer.

Pritzker was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Fanny Doppelt and Abram Nicholas Pritzker
Abram Nicholas Pritzker

Abram Nicholas Pritzker was an United States businessman who founded the Hyatt hotel chain.The son of Ukrainians Jewish immigrants Annie and Nicholas Pritzker, he graduated from Harvard Law School and worked for a time in the family's firm, Pritzker & Pritzker, before beginning with his brother Jack Pritzker a business career that would la...
. His brother was Robert Pritzker
Robert Pritzker

Robert Pritzker is a member of the wealthy Pritzker family.His parents were Fanny Doppelt and Abram Nicholas Pritzker, and his brother was Jay Pritzker....
. He was the father of Dan Pritzker.

Trained as a lawyer, he early diversified the Chicago-based family business, the Marmon Group
Marmon Group

Marmon Group is a company in the United States with seat in Chicago, Illinois.The companies of Marmon Group produces electrical components, transportation equipment, services construction and industrial components and retail solutions....
, into lumber
Lumber

Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from logging through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
. With his brother Robert Pritzker
Robert Pritzker

Robert Pritzker is a member of the wealthy Pritzker family.His parents were Fanny Doppelt and Abram Nicholas Pritzker, and his brother was Jay Pritzker....
, he built a portfolio of 60 diversified industrial corporations.






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Jay Arthur Pritzker (26 August 1922 - 23 January 1999) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 entrepreneur
Entrepreneur

An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of an organization, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome....
 and conglomerate
Conglomerate (company)

A conglomerate is a company that consists of multiple distinct and often unrelated businesses. Conglomerates are often large and can be formed by merging more than three businesses together....
 organizer.

Pritzker was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Fanny Doppelt and Abram Nicholas Pritzker
Abram Nicholas Pritzker

Abram Nicholas Pritzker was an United States businessman who founded the Hyatt hotel chain.The son of Ukrainians Jewish immigrants Annie and Nicholas Pritzker, he graduated from Harvard Law School and worked for a time in the family's firm, Pritzker & Pritzker, before beginning with his brother Jack Pritzker a business career that would la...
. His brother was Robert Pritzker
Robert Pritzker

Robert Pritzker is a member of the wealthy Pritzker family.His parents were Fanny Doppelt and Abram Nicholas Pritzker, and his brother was Jay Pritzker....
. He was the father of Dan Pritzker.

Trained as a lawyer, he early diversified the Chicago-based family business, the Marmon Group
Marmon Group

Marmon Group is a company in the United States with seat in Chicago, Illinois.The companies of Marmon Group produces electrical components, transportation equipment, services construction and industrial components and retail solutions....
, into lumber
Lumber

Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from logging through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
. With his brother Robert Pritzker
Robert Pritzker

Robert Pritzker is a member of the wealthy Pritzker family.His parents were Fanny Doppelt and Abram Nicholas Pritzker, and his brother was Jay Pritzker....
, he built a portfolio of 60 diversified industrial corporations. He created the Hyatt Hotel chain 1957 with his brother Donald Pritzker and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983–1988.

In 1979 he established the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is now considered the most prestigious honor in the field.

In 2004, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Pritzker Pavilion, or Pritzker Music Pavilion is a band shell in the Chicago Loop Community areas of Chicago of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States....
, designed by architect Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry

Frank Owen Gehry, Order of Canada is a Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles.His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions....
, was completed as part of Millennium Park
Millennium Park

Millennium Park is a public park located in the Chicago Loop Community areas of Chicago of Chicago within , United States. It is a prominent civic center of the City of Chicago's Lake Michigan lakefront....
 in downtown Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
.

See also

  • Smith v. Van Gorkom
    Smith v. Van Gorkom

    Smith v. Van Gorkom or the Trans Union case, Case citation is an important Delaware Supreme Court decision, primarily because of its discussion of a director's Duty of care ....


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