Person:George Boldt (1)

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George Charles Boldt
b.25 Apr 1851 Rügen, Pommern, Preußen, Germany
d.5 Dec 1916 New York City, New York, United States
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m. 14 Jun 1877
  1. George Charles Boldt, Jr.1879 - 1958
  2. Louise Clover Boldt1883 - 1963
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Name[1] George Charles Boldt
Immigrant Name[1] Georg Karl Boldt
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Apr 1851 Rügen, Pommern, Preußen, Germany
Immigration? 1864 New York, United Statesage 13 - arrived in America
Residence? 1876 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Statesage 26 - appointed as steward at the Clover Club, owned by Louise's father
Marriage 14 Jun 1877 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Louise Augusta Kehrer
Residence? Texas, United Statestried his hand at ranching
Death[1][2] 5 Dec 1916 New York City, New York, United States
Reference Number[1] Q5537084 (Wikidata)
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 George Boldt, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

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    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.<ref></ref>

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  2. ↑ GEORGE BOLDT DIES ; GENIUS OF THE WALDORF, in The New York Times. (New York, New York)
    6 Dec 1916.

    George C. Boldt, of the Waldorf-Astoria died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning in the hotel which he had made famous the world over as the acme of what a good hotel should be. It had been said of him that he made of his innkeeping a profession, and that more than any other man he was responsible for the modern American hotel. He was 65 years old.

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