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Walter A. Haas Sr. (May 11, 1889 – December 7, 1979), was an American billionaire businessman who was the president and chairman of Levi Strauss &Co .
Early life and education
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Haas was born to a Jewish family, one of four children of Abraham Haas and Fanny Koshland.[1] Bavaria who founded the Hellman, Haas and Company which eventually became the Smart & Final grocery store chain.[1] Simon Koshland , one of the most successful wool merchants in San Francisco .[2] [3]
In 1910, Haas graduated from the University of California, Berkeley , where he was a member of the Order of the Golden Bear .[4]
Haas served in the U.S. Army Field Artillery during World War I .[4]
Career
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Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he worked at the Levi Strauss & Company, then a small dry goods wholesaler and maker of work clothing, owned by the family of his wife. In 1928, he became president and was in that position until 1955; thereafter, he was chairman until 1970 and remained active in company affairs until his death in 1979.[4] Daniel E. Koshland Sr. [5] Great Depression , racial integration at its factories, the global popularization of the Levi brand, and the creation of the Levi Strauss Foundation.[6]
Politics and philanthropy
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A Republican , he was an alternate delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention . He was Jewish, and was president of the San Francisco Jewish Welfare Federation.
Personal life
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In 1914, Haas married Elise Stern, who was a daughter of Sigmund Stern, who was a son of David Stern who was a nephew of Levi Strauss [4] [7] [8] Rhoda Haas Goldman , Peter E. Haas , and Walter A. Haas Jr. [9]
In 1989, the University of California, Berkeley Regents voted to rename the business school the Haas School of Business in his honor, after a large gift from the Haas family.[4]
References
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Who's Who in America 1964
^ The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life: "Berkeley Haas (Abraham) correspondence, 1885–1886" | The Bancroft Library | University of California | retrieved April 21, 2014
^ a b c d e University of California Berkeley website: About Walter Haas retrieved March 27, 2013
^ JWeekly: "Daniel Koshland, biologist and philanthropist, dies at 87" by joe eskenazi July 27, 2007
^ Butler Koshland Fellopshops: "Daniel E. Koshland Sr. 1892–1979" retrieved march 27, 2013
^ Regional Oral History Office University of California – The Bancroft Library Berkeley, California – California Jewish Community Series: "Elise Stern Haas – The Appreciation of Quality An Interview Conducted by Harriet Nathan in 1972
^ JWeekly:『Levi’s exec Walter A. Haas Jr. recalled for generosity』by Natalie Weinstein September 29, 1995
^ San Francisco Gate: "The Haas Legacy / How one family's generosity and commitment to civic life are transforming the Bay Area" by Julian Guthrie July 1, 2007
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