What is Fred C. Koch?
'''Fred Chase Koch''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|k}}; September 23, 1900 – November 17, 1967) was an [[Americans|American]] [[chemical engineer]] and [[entrepreneur]] who founded the [[oil refinery]] firm that later became [[Koch Industries]], the second-largest [[privately held company]] in the United States.<ref name=Wayne_NYT>{{cite news |title=Pulling the Wraps Off Koch Industries |first=Leslie |last=Wayne |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=Section 3; Page 1; Column 2 |date=20 November 1994 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/20/business/pulling-the-wraps-off-koch-industries.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/largest-private-companies/ |title=America's Largest Private Companies |work=Forbes}}</ref> Koch was born in [[Quanah, Texas]]. He died in [[Bear River City, Utah]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Koch, Fred C.}} [[Category:1900 births]] [[Category:1967 deaths]] [[Category:Engineers from Utah]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Texas]] [[Category:Koch family]] [[Category:Republicans (United States)]] [[Category:American chemical engineers]]