Herbert Kohler Jr. | |
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| Born | Herbert Vollrath Kohler Jr February 20, 1939 |
| Died | September 3, 2022 (aged 83) |
| Education | The Choate School |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Executive chairman, Kohler Company |
| Spouses | Linda Karger
(m. 1961, divorced)
|
| Children | 3, including David |
| Parent(s) | Ruth DeYoung Kohler Herbert Vollrath Kohler Sr. |
| Relatives | Mark Hoplamazian (son-in-law) |
Herbert Vollrath Kohler Jr. (February 20, 1939 – September 3, 2022) was an American billionaire businessman, a member of the Kohler family of Wisconsin, and the executive chairman of the Kohler Company, a manufacturing and hospitality company in Kohler, Wisconsin, best known for its plumbing products, golf courses, and resorts, with the latter two fields of business directly entered into under his chairmanship. Before his death, Forbes estimated the net worth of him and his family at US$8.8 billion.[1]