Spouse(s) Judith Obermayer | Children 3 | |
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Born July 17, 1931 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Occupation Businessman, philanthropist Died 10 January 2016, Dedham, Massachusetts, United States Alma maters Swarth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ||
Arthur S. Obermayer (July 17, 1931 – January 10, 2016) was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the founder and president of the Moleculon Research Corporation. He was a co-founder of Partners for Progressive Israel and the Obermayer German Jewish History Awards.
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Early life
Arthur S. Obermayer was born in Philadelphia. His "four grandparents were all German." His family came from Creglingen.
Obermayer graduated from Swarthmore College. He received a PhD in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Business career
Obermayer was an entrepreneur. He was the founder and president of the Moleculon Research Corporation, "a chemical, polymer and pharmaceutical research and development company." He was a co-founder of Zero Stage Capital. Meanwhile, he took Moleculon, Inc. public in 1981 and sold it to an Australian corporation in 1984.
He was inducted into the United States Small Business Administration Hall of Fame with his wife in June 2015.
Philanthropy
Obermayer co-founded Meretz USA, later known as Partners for Progressive Israel.
Obermayer co-founded the Obermayer German Jewish History Awards with JewishGen and the Leo Baeck Institute in 2000. He was a recipient of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2007.
Personal life and death
Obermayer had a wife, Judith, and three children. He died of cancer on January 10, 2016 in Dedham, Massachusetts. He was the brother of Herman Obermayer.