Eugene Meyer
Politician
1875 – 1959
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Who was Eugene Meyer?
Eugene Isaac Meyer was an American financier, public official, and newspaper publisher. He was the publisher of the Washington Post newspaper. He served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1930 to 1933. He also served as the first President of the World Bank Group. He was the father of publisher Katharine Graham and portrait photographer Florence Meyer.
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- Born
- Oct 31, 1875
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Eugene Isaac Meyer
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Agnes Ernst Meyer
(1910 - )
- Agnes Ernst Meyer
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Yale University
( - 1895) - Lowell High School
( - 1892) - University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelor of Arts, Yale University
- Employment
- President, World Bank
(1946/06 - 1946/12) - The Graham Holdings Company
(1933 - 1946)
- President, World Bank
- Died
- Jul 17, 1959
Washington, D.C.
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on July 23, 2013
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