George Boldt

For his son, the American hotelier, see George Charles Boldt Jr. For the U.S. federal judge, see George Hugo Boldt. For the philosopher of religion, see Georg Boldt.

George Charles Boldt Sr.
President of the Waldorf–Astoria Hotel Company
In office
1897–1916
Succeeded byGeorge Charles Boldt Jr.
Personal details
Born
Georg Karl Boldt

(1851-04-25)April 25, 1851
Bergen auf Rügen, Prussia
DiedDecember 5, 1916(1916-12-05) (aged 65)
Manhattan, New York City
SpouseLouise Augusta Kehrer
ChildrenGeorge Charles Boldt Jr.
Clover Louise Boldt
Engraved 1916 letterhead of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel with vignettes of the hotel as well as those of the Waldorf and Astoria Hotels in New York all of which were then operating under the management of George Boldt.
Boldt also owned the Waldorf Astoria Segar Company

George Charles Boldt Sr. (April 25, 1851 – December 5, 1916) was a Prussian-born American hotelier. A self-made millionaire, he influenced the development of the urban hotel as a civic social center and luxury destination.[1]

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