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David Koch, who died Friday at 79, knew he was living on borrowed time. And for nearly three decades, time was generous with the loan.
On February 1, 1991, he was in the first-class cabin of USAir Flight 1493 when the Boeing 737 collided with a SkyWest commuter flight immediately after landing. “My god, I’m going to die!” he thought to himself as thick black smoke engulfed the cabin. Koch made it out, but nearly a quarter of the passengers on his flight perished. The following year, David, who with his brother Charles transformed their father’s oil and cattle ranching company into a $110 billion conglomerate, experienced another close call when he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. “I thought I was going to die, certainly in months, if not in weeks,” he once recalled. Again, he beat the odds. His doctors couldn’t cure him—but they could forestall the disease, employing a variety of treatmen
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David Koch
American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)
This article is about the American businessman. For other uses, see David Koch (disambiguation).
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| Born | David Hamilton Koch (1940-05-03)May 3, 1940 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 2019(2019-08-23) (aged 79) Southampton, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS) |
| Occupation | Vice president of Koch Industries |
| Known for | Support of libertarian and conservative causes Philanthropy to cultural and medical institutions[1][2] |
| Political party | Libertarian (before 1984) Republican (1984–2019) |
| Board member of | Aspen Institute, Cato Institute, Reason Foundation, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, WGBH, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Ballet Theatre, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Deerfield Academy, New York–Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, American Museum of Natu
Who are the Koch brothers?Getty Images Business has made the Koch brothers two of America's richest men, but it is how they have used their wealth - to push for small government and a free economy - that has made them famous and controversial. For a pair often portrayed as reclusive, Charles and younger brother David have in recent years stepped out of the shadows. This week they opened a major rift with US President Donald Trump by launching a campaign against his trade tariffs. Meanwhile, it has been announced that David is stepping down from their company Koch Industries amid deteriorating health. But what do we know about the two - and what does their influence mean in the age of Trump? Stalin and boxing: The early yearsThe pair that would become known as the Koch brothers are in fact two of four - Frederick is the eldest, born in 1933, followed by Charles (1935) and twins Bill and David (1940). Their father Fred used his training in chemical engineering to develop an improved method of turning oil into petrol. Facing accusations of pate Copyright ©bandfull.pages.dev 2025 |