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Meyer, Eugene Jr.


United States, Business Person    (1873 to 1959)
• Financier, newspaper publisher. Jewish.
• 2006-01 : Article about Meyer, the Federal Reserve, and the Washington Post
Relationships
1910 1920 1930 1940 1950
OfficerWorldBank
 
FounderMeyerFound
 
BeebeFSAdvisor
 
SupporterAlinskySD
 
OwnerWashPostCo
 
DirectorUSRecFinCo
 
DirectorFedResBrd
 
MemberCFR
 
MemberAmerJewCom
 
DirectorUSWarFinCorp
 
GrahamKMDaughter
 
StudentYaleUniv
 
Life ofMeyerE2
 
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World Bank   (Officer of, 1946-06 to 1946-12) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• First President of the World Bank
Eugene Meyer Foundation   (Founder of, 1944 to 1959) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Beebe, Frederick S. (Fritz)   (Advisor of, 1938 to 1959) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Alinsky, Saul D.   (Supporter of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1945 : Meyer used "The Washington Post" to promote Alinsky, including series "The Orderly Revolution" by Agnes Meyer (See: CRC article)
Washington Post Company   (Owner of, 1933 to 1959) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Purchased the Washington Post from the McLean family
• 1933 : Publisher (1933-40)
• 1940 : Editor and Publisher (1940-46)
U.S. Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)   (Director of, 1932 to 1933) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman
Federal Reserve Board   (Director of, 1930-09-16 to 1933-05-12) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)   (Member of, 1930 to 1958) -- Duck | Google | Bing
American Jewish Committee   (Member of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
U.S. War Finance Corporation   (Director of, 1918 to 1925) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman (See: Robert Higgs article)
Graham, Katharine Meyer   (Daughter of, 1917-06) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Yale University   (Student of, 1892 to 1896) -- Duck | Google | Bing