Henry W. Bloch

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Henry W. Bloch
Born Henry Wollman Bloch
(1922-07-22) July 22, 1922
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Education Southwest High School
Alma mater  • University of Michigan
 • University of Missouri–Kansas City
Occupation Founder and businessman
Spouse(s) Marion Bloch (married 1951)
Relatives Richard Bloch (brother)

Henry Wollman Bloch (born July 30, 1922}[1] is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and (since 2000)[1] the chairman emeritus of the American tax-preparation company H&R Block. Henry and his brother, Richard Bloch, founded H&R Block in 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Early life and education

Bloch was born in Kansas City where he attended Southwest High School, and was an undergraduate at University of Missouri–Kansas City. He later attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, graduating in 1944.[1] Through the U.S. Army Air Corps he received graduate training at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Career

Bloch founded the H&R Block company with his brother Richard in 1955.[2]

Personal life and honors

Bloch and his wife Marion married in 1951 and live in the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1]

The Henry Wollman Bloch Fountain[3] in front of Kansas City's Union Station is named in his honor, as is the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri–Kansas City[4] and the Bloch Building, a major addition to Kansas City's Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Bloch was inducted into the Junior Achievement's U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2001.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Biography of Bloch". H&R Block.
  2. ↑ Taner, Beccy (Aoril 26, 2010). "H&R Block and founders Had Roots in Kansas City". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "City of Fountains – Find a Fountain". City of Fountains Foundation. Retrieved December 3, 2010. 
  4. ↑ Staff (undated). "About Us – Fast Facts". University of Missouri–Kansas City. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
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