Jay Pritzker

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Jay Pritzker

AKA Jay Arthur Pritzker

Born: 26-Aug-1922
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Died: 23-Jan-1999
Location of death: Chicago, IL [1]
Cause of death: Heart Attack

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Founder of Hyatt Hotels

Military service: US Navy (WWII)

Established the Pritzker Prize for Architecture.

[1] Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.

Father: Abram Nicholas Pritzker
Mother: Fanny Doppelt
Brother: Donald N. Pritzker (b. 31-Oct-1932, d. 6-May-1972)
Brother: Robert Alan Pritzker (b. 30-Jun-1926, d. 27-Oct-2011)
Wife: Marian Friend ("Cindy", until his death, three sons, two daughters)
Daughter: Nancy Pritzker (b. 1948, d. 1972 suicide)
Son: Thomas Pritzker (b. 1950)
Son: John Pritzker (b. 1953)
Son: Daniel Pritzker (b. 1959)
Daughter: Jean ("Gigi", b. 1962)

University: BS Accounting, University of Chicago (1941)
Law School: JD, Northwestern University School of Law (1947)
Trustee: University of Chicago

Sued by Donald Trump 1993

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