Fred C. Koch
1900 – 1967 American chemical engineer, industrialist, founder of Koch Industries
Founder of Koch Industries and a hard-line anti-communist activist.
- Religion
- Protestant.
- Affiliations
- Founded the oil refining company that became Koch Industries; co-founder of the John Birch Society.
He developed a new oil refining process and built the company that became Koch Industries, one of the largest private firms in the world. Politically, he was a founding member of the far-right John Birch Society.
Connections
- family of Charles Koch — His father, founder of the company.
- family of Charles Koch — His son, longtime head of Koch Industries.
- family of David Koch — His father, founder of the company.
- family of David Koch — His son, co-owner and political financier.