Henry J Kaiser Biography

Henry J Kaiser biography

Quick Facts

NAME: Henry J Kaiser
OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur
BIRTH DATE: May 09, 1882
DEATH DATE: August 24, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sprout Brook, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: Honolulu, Hawaii
Full Name: Henry John Kaiser

Best Known For

Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser capitalized on U.S. mobilization for WWII and grew his ship building company into a multi-billion dollar corporation.

Quiz

Think you know about Biography?

Answer questions and see how you rank against other players.

Play Now

Print Cite This

Henry John Kaiser

APA Style

Henry John Kaiser. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 01:19, Jun 18, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/henry-j-kaiser-9359665.

Harvard Style

Henry John Kaiser. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/henry-j-kaiser-9359665 [Accessed 18 Jun 2013].

MLA Style

"Henry John Kaiser." 2013. The Biography Channel website. Jun 18 2013, 01:19 http://www.biography.com/people/henry-j-kaiser-9359665.

MHRA Style

"Henry John Kaiser," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/henry-j-kaiser-9359665 [accessed Jun 18, 2013].

Chicago Style

"Henry John Kaiser," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/henry-j-kaiser-9359665 (accessed Jun 18, 2013).

CBE/CSE Style

Henry John Kaiser [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 Jun 18] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/henry-j-kaiser-9359665.

Bluebook Style

Henry John Kaiser, http://www.biography.com/people/henry-j-kaiser-9359665 (last visited Jun 18, 2013).

AMA Style

Henry John Kaiser. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/henry-j-kaiser-9359665. Accessed Jun 18, 2013.

Profile

Henry J. Kaiser was born on May 9, 1882, in Sprout Brook, New York. In 1914, he started a road-paving business. In 1927, he landed a $20 million contract, before joining forces with other major contractors in 1931. When WWII started, he refocused on ship-building. In 1945, he opened the Western U.S. integrated steel plant. After WWII, his companies built houses and cars. He died on August 24, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii.