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Hammer, Armand


United States, Business Person    (1898-05-21 to 1990-12-10)
• Petrochemical company executive, promoter of the Soviet Union, art collector
• 1921 : Moved to the newly-formed Soviet Union (1921-29)
• 1973 : Made illegal $54,000 campaign contribution to Richard Nixon
• 1990 : Founded Hammer Museum of Art in Los Angeles (See: Museum history)
Relationships
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
MemberCFR
 
SupporterGoreAA2
 
OwnerOccPetroCo
 
SupporterGoreAA
 
StudentColumbiaUniv
 
SonHammerJJ
 
Life ofHammerA
 
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Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)   (Member of, 1988 to 1990) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Gore, Albert A. Jr. (Al)   (Supporter of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Financial backer, political campaign supporter
• 2000-06 : Article on Al Gore's zinc mine, acquired from family benefactor Armand Hammer (See: Micah Morrison article)
Occidental Petroleum Corp   (Owner of, 1956 to 1990) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1956 : Hammer purchases Occidental for $120K
Gore, Albert A.   (Supporter of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Hammer was Gore's chief financial benefactor
• 2000 : Article about Hammer, Al Gore, Al Gore Jr., and Russian mobsters (See: Charles Thompson article)
Columbia University   (Student of, 1914 to 1921) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• B.A. (1917), M.D. (1921)
Hammer, Julius J.   (Son of, 1898-05-21) -- Duck | Google | Bing