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George B. Kaiser (born July 29, 1942〔〔〔Christopher Helman, ("George Kaiser's $10 Billion Bet" ), ''Forbes'', September 21, 2011.〕) is an American businessman. He is the chairman of BOK Financial Corporation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is among the 100 richest people in the world〔 and one of the top 50 American philanthropists.〔("The 50 Top American Philanthropists" ), ''Businessweek'' website (accessed January 27, 2012).〕 ==Early life== Kaiser attended Central High School in Tulsa.〔 He earned a B.A. from Harvard College in 1964 and an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1966.〔(George B. Kaiser bio )〕 He briefly considered joining the U.S. Foreign Service, but instead returned to Tulsa in 1966 to work for his father. Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. was created in the 1940s by Kaiser's uncle and parents, Jewish〔Holocaust: Records from Ten Ghettos Ghetto: Lodz Name: Dina Laja Wertheim Gender: F (Female) Birth Date: 1886 Profession: Kaufman (Merchant) Address: 4 Flat 24 Muhl Gasse Residence: Lodz, Poland Deportation Type: AUSG Deportation Date: 25 Mar 1942 Deportation Transport: TR 33〕〔(The Houston Jewish Herald-Voice Index to Vitals and Family Events, 1908-2007 ) Name: Ruth Feldgreber (Wertheim ) Maiden Name: Wertheim Event: Death Published Date: 17 Aug 1994 Volume / Number: 86 / 22 Page & Column: p34c1 Reported in: Houston Event Date: 14 Aug 1994 Event Place: Tulsa OK Parents: Late Hugo & Dina Wertheim Funeral Date: 17 Aug 1994 Age: 72 Other Families: MARKOWITZ / KAISE 〕 refugees from Nazi Germany who settled in Oklahoma.〔Russel Gold, ("Oil billionaire takes a gamble to fix natural-gas shortage," ) ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 22, 2004.〕〔(The Jerusalem Post: "The world's 50 Richest Jews: 11-20" ) September 7, 2010〕 George's father, Herman had been a judge in Germany until 1935, when he was removed from his job by the Nazis because he was Jewish. He and his wife escaped to England in 1938, then emigrated to the United States. They settled in Tulsa, where Herman's aunt and uncle already lived. Herman joined the uncle's oil drilling business. Their son was born in Tulsa.〔 Herman died in Tulsa on October 14, 1992 at the age of 88.〔("Herman Kaiser Dies; Services Set Sunday." ) ''Tulsa World''. October 15, 1992. Retrieved July 17, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Kaiser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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