Jay Arthur Pritzker

Members of the Pritzker Family

   * Nicholas Pritzker (1871–1957), Jewish immigrant from Ukraine, father of the family of Pritzker

o Harry Pritzker (1893–1957), lawyer
o Abram Nicholas Pritzker (1896–1986)
+ Jay Pritzker (1922–99), founder of Hyatt & philanthropist
# Nancy Pritzker (1948–72), suicide
# Thomas Pritzker (1950–), chief executive of Pritzker Organization holding company
# m. Margot Marshall
* 3 children
# John A. Pritzker (1953–)
* 3 children
# Daniel Pritzker (1959–), founder, guitarist and songwriter for the Chicago band Sonia Dada
* 5 children
# Jean (Gigi) Pritzker Pucker (1962–), filmmaker
* 3 children
+ Robert Pritzker (1926–) Founder of Marmon and Philanthropist; gave $60 million to the Illinois Institute of Technology
# James N. Pritzker (1950–), retired U.S. Army colonel, founder of the Pritzker Military Library
* 3 children
# Linda Pritzker (1953–), psychoanalyst, political activist
* 3 children
# Karen Pritzker (1958–)
* 4 children
# Matthew (1982–)
# Liesel Matthews (1984–), the stage name of actress Liesel Pritzker
+ Donald Pritzker (1932–72)
# Penny Pritzker (1959–),national finance chair of the Barack Obama presidential campaign; Chairman of Classic Residences of Hyatt
* 2 children
# Anthony Pritzker (1961–)
* 6 children
# Jay Robert Pritzker (1965–), member of New World Ventures; national chairman for Citizens for Hillary in 2008.
* 2 children
o Jack Pritzker (1904–79), lawyer
o m. Rhoda Goldberg (1914–2007)
+ Nicholas J. Pritzker (1944–), Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Hyatt Development Corporation
# 4 children
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* Samuel Pritzker(1905-1990)
* o
+ Nathan Ptizker(1943-)
* Joshua Prizker(1986-)
* Michael Pritzker(1988-)
* o
+ Steven Pritzker
* Nicole Pritzker(1988-)
* o
+ Eleanor Ptitzker
Jay Arthur Pritzker (August 26, 1922 – January 23, 1999) was an American entrepreneur, conglomerate organizer, and member of the Pritzker family.

Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Early life and education Pritzker was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Jewish family that arrived in Chicago from a Jewish shtetl near Kyiv, Ukraine in 1881,[1] the son of Fanny (née Doppelt) and Abram Nicholas Pritzker. He had two brothers: Donald Pritzker and Robert Pritzker.[2] At the age of 14, Pritzker was admitted to the University of Chicago.[3] He then went on to graduate with a J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1947.[4]

Career Pritzker diversified the Chicago-based family business—which then consisted of the Pritzker & Pritzker law firm run by his uncle Harry Nicholas Pritzker and the investments made by his father and his uncle Jack Nicholas Pritzker—into the Marmon Group holding company. With his brother Robert Pritzker, he built a portfolio of 60 diversified industrial corporations. He created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1957 with his brother Donald Pritzker and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983–1988.

In 1979 he established the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

In 1996, he and his wife Cindy received the National Building Museum's Honor Award.[5]

In 2004, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, designed by architect Frank Gehry, was completed as part of Millennium Park in downtown Chicago.

Personal life Pritzker was married to Marian "Cindy" Friend, the daughter of Illinois appellate judge Hugo Friend,[6][7] for 51 years.[8] They had five children:[9]

Nancy Pritzker (born 1948), died by suicide in 1972 at age 24. The University of Chicago medical school is named for her.[10] Thomas Pritzker (born 1950), served as chairman of Hyatt Foundation, chairman of Marmon Holdings, and as a director of Royal Caribbean, and the Pritzker Foundation.[9] John Pritzker (born 1953), runs his own private equity firm Geolo Capital, which focuses on investments in hospitality, entertainment and health and wellness companies. In 2010, he purchased a majority interest in the Joie de Vivre hotel chain and later merging it with the Pomeranc family's Thompson Hotel Group.[9] Daniel Pritzker (born 1959), musician and filmmaker who served as a trustee of the Jay Pritzker Foundation along with his wife, Karen. He also founded the Jay Pritzker Academy in Ta Chet, Cambodia; and is a prominent supporter of Providence St. Mel School in Chicago and Tufts University.[9] He is the owner of Jerry Garcia's famed guitar "Wolf", which he purchased at auction for $789,500. Jean "Gigi" Pritzker (born 1962), film and play producer and is CEO of Odd Lot Entertainment.[9] See also Smith v. Van Gorkom Pritzker family The ITT Wars References

The Economist: "Jay Pritzker, pioneer of the modern hotel chain, died on January 23rd, aged 76"

January 28, 1999

New York Times: "Jay Pritzker, Who Built Chain Of Hyatt Hotels, Is Dead at 76" By ANTHONY RAMIREZ

January 25, 1999

"The fascinating life of Penny Pritzker (so far)" . Fortune. Retrieved 2016-02-12.

Northwestern University Timeline

Archived

2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine retrieved April 17, 2013

National Building Museum: List of Honor Award recipients

retrieved April 17, 2013

CNN Money: "THE PRITZKERS UNVEILING A PRIVATE FAMILY" By Ford S. Worthy

April 25, 1988

Jewish Telegraphy Agency: "Judge Hugo Friend Named to Illinois Appellate Court"

October 27, 1930

Vanity Fair: "Shattered Dynasty" by Suzanna Andrews

May 2003

Chicago Tribune: "The Pritzker family tree" By Melissa Harris and Julie Wernau

December 18, 2011

USA Today "Father's 'Little Princess' in big Pritzker family feud"

Debbie Howlett July 15, 2003 External links Jay Pritzker Pavilion @ Millennium Park, Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Pritzker

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Members of the Pritzker Family

   * Nicholas Pritzker (1871–1957), Jewish immigrant from Ukraine, father of the family of Pritzker

o Harry Pritzker (1893–1957), lawyer
o Abram Nicholas Pritzker (1896–1986)
+ Jay Pritzker (1922–99), founder of Hyatt & philanthropist
# Nancy Pritzker (1948–72), suicide
# Thomas Pritzker (1950–), chief executive of Pritzker Organization holding company
# m. Margot Marshall
* 3 children
# John A. Pritzker (1953–)
* 3 children
# Daniel Pritzker (1959–), founder, guitarist and songwriter for the Chicago band Sonia Dada
* 5 children
# Jean (Gigi) Pritzker Pucker (1962–), filmmaker
* 3 children
+ Robert Pritzker (1926–) Founder of Marmon and Philanthropist; gave $60 million to the Illinois Institute of Technology
# James N. Pritzker (1950–), retired U.S. Army colonel, founder of the Pritzker Military Library
* 3 children
# Linda Pritzker (1953–), psychoanalyst, political activist
* 3 children
# Karen Pritzker (1958–)
* 4 children
# Matthew (1982–)
# Liesel Matthews (1984–), the stage name of actress Liesel Pritzker
+ Donald Pritzker (1932–72)
# Penny Pritzker (1959–),national finance chair of the Barack Obama presidential campaign; Chairman of Classic Residences of Hyatt
* 2 children
# Anthony Pritzker (1961–)
* 6 children
# Jay Robert Pritzker (1965–), member of New World Ventures; national chairman for Citizens for Hillary in 2008.
* 2 children
o Jack Pritzker (1904–79), lawyer
o m. Rhoda Goldberg (1914–2007)
+ Nicholas J. Pritzker (1944–), Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Hyatt Development Corporation
# 4 children
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o
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* Samuel Pritzker(1905-1990)
*
o
+ Nathan Ptizker(1943-)
* Joshua Prizker(1986-)
* Michael Pritzker(1988-)
*
o
+ Steven Pritzker
* Nicole Pritzker(1988-)
*
o
+ Eleanor Ptitzker
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