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The '''Pritzker family''' is one of America's wealthiest families, and has been near the top of [[Forbes]] magazine's "America's Richest Families" list since the magazine began in 1982.
The '''Fort Vollmers family''' is one of the richest families in [[Europe]] , They Were the Majority Shareholders of French Luxury Goods Company, [[Louis Vuitton]], who later merged with [[Christian Dior]] and Moet-Hennessy to form [[LVMH]], the largest luxury goods company in the world. In days Actually, Fort Vollmers family owns 41% of [[LVMH]], being the Majority Shareholders of this new company. Of [[German]] origin, the family Arrived to France in 1896, when Dietrich Fort Vollmers, a German businessman bought the 89% of Louis Vuitton to it's owner. In 2010, the family has a net worth of U.S. $ 50 billion.


The family is most famous for owning the [[Hyatt]] hotel chain, and the [[Marmon Group]], a conglomerate of manufacturing and industrial service companies. Other holdings have included the [[Superior Bank of Chicago]], the [[TransUnion]] Credit Bureau and the [[Royal Caribbean]] Cruise Lines.


==Notable Members==
==Members==
Naphtali Pritzker (?)
*Jacob Pritzker (1831-1896)
** Nicholas Pritzker (1871–1957), Jewish immigrant from [[Ukraine]], founder of Pritzker & Pritzker law firm
*** Harry Pritzker (1893–1957), lawyer
***[[Abram Nicholas Pritzker|A. N. Pritzker]] (1896–1986), patriarch of family business enterprise
**** [[Jay Pritzker]] (1922–99), co-founder of [[Hyatt]] & [[philanthropist]]
***** Nancy Pritzker (1948–72)
*****[[Thomas Pritzker]] (1950–), chief executive of The Pritzker Organization
****** m. Margot Marshall
****** ''3 children''
***** John A. Pritzker (1953–)
****** m. Lisa Stone
****** ''3 children''
***** [[Daniel Pritzker]] (1959–), founder, guitarist and songwriter for the band [[Sonia Dada]]
****** m. Karen Edensworth
****** ''5 children''
***** Jean (Gigi) Pritzker Pucker (1962–), filmmaker
****** m. Michael Pucker
****** ''3 children''
**** [[Robert Pritzker]] (1926–) Founder of [[Marmon]] and Philanthropist; gave $60 million to the [[Illinois Institute of Technology]]
***** James N. Pritzker (1950–), Colonel (RET), Illinois Army National Guard, founder of the [[Pritzker Military Library]]
****** ''3 children''
***** [[Linda Pritzker]] (1953–), psychoanalyst, political activist
****** ''3 children''
***** Karen Pritzker (1958–)
****** ''4 children''
***** Matthew (1982–)
***** Liesel Matthews (1984–), the stage name of actress [[Liesel Matthews|Liesel Pritzker]]
**** Donald Pritzker (1932–72), co-founder and President of [[Hyatt]]
***** [[Penny Pritzker]] (1959–), national finance chair of the [[Barack Obama presidential campaign]]; Chairman of Classic Residence by [[Hyatt]]; Chairman of [[Superior Bank]]
****** ''2 children''
***** [[Anthony Pritzker]] (1961–)
****** 6 children
***** Jay Robert Pritzker, most commonly known as [[J.B. Pritzker]], (1965–), founder of [[New World Ventures]] and The Pritzker Group; national co-chairman of the [[Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2008]].
****** ''2 children''
*** Jack Pritzker (1904–79), real estate developer and lawyer
**** m. [[Rhoda Pritzker|Rhoda Goldberg]] (1914–2007)
**** [[Nicholas J. Pritzker]] (1944–), Chairman of the Board and CEO of the [[Hyatt Development Corporation]]
***** ''4 children''/li>
</li><li>Samuel Pritzker (1905-1990)
</li></ul>
<ul><li>Nathan Pritzker (1943-)
<ul><li>Joshua Pritzker (1986-)
</li><li>Michael Pritzker (1988-)
</li></ul>
</li><li>Stephen Pritzker (1947-)
<ul><li>Nicole Pritzker (1988-)
</li></ul>
</li><li>Eleanor Pritzker


==Family fortune==
Dietrich Fort Vollmers, German Businessman and founder of Dynasty. He bought the 89% of Louis Vuitton. Died in 1920.
Members of the Pritkzer family on the [[Forbes 400]] list of "The 400 Richest Americans 2009"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/54/rich-list-09_The-400-Richest-Americans_NameProper_12.html|title=The 400 Richest Americans 2009|publisher=Forbes.com|accessdate=2009-10-29}}</ref>:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! Name
! Net Worth
|-
|196
|[[Thomas Pritzker]]
|$1.8 billion
|-
|204
|[[Penny Pritzker]]
|$1.7 billion
|-
|220
|[[Anthony Pritzker]]
|$1.6 billion
|-
|220
|[[Jay Robert Pritzker]]
|$1.6 billion
|-
|236
|[[Daniel Pritzker]]
|$1.5 billion
|-
|236
|James Pritzker
|$1.5 billion
|-
|236
|Jean (Gigi) Pritzker
|$1.5 billion
|-
|236
|John Pritzker
|$1.5 billion
|-
|236
|Karen Pritzker
|$1.5 billion
|-
|236
|[[Linda Pritzker]]
|$1.5 billion
|-
|326
|[[Nicholas J. Pritzker]]
|$1.2 billion
|}


Alexander Fort Vollmers, the only child of Dietrich Fort Vollmers and Dorothae Steinmertz. He was born in Munich but he grew up in Paris.


==Legacy==
Maurice Fort Vollmers-Strauss, a German/French Businessman, the only child of Alexander Fort Vollmers. He was the Ex CEO of LVMH. Died in 2000.
* [[Pritzker School of Medicine]] at the University of Chicago
* [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]]
* [[Pritzker Military Library]]
* [[Pritzker Legal Research Center]] at Northwestern University School of Law
* [[Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering]] at Illinois Institute of Technology
* [[Jay Pritzker Pavilion]] at Chicago's [[Millennium Park]]
* [[A. N. Pritzker]] Elementary School
* Pritzker College Prep, A Campus of the Noble Network of Charter High Schools
* [[Pritzker Family Children's Zoo]] at the [[Lincoln Park Zoo]]


==References==
Jean-Claude Fort Vollmers-Wenzel, the eldest child of Maurice Fort Vollmers-Strauss and Madeleine Strauss. Ex Chairman of LVMH. He has a Net Worth of US$ 24.8 Billion.
{{Reflist}}
* Joseph Weber and Lorraine Woellert, [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_37/b3748102.htm The Pritzkers' Empire Trembles], ''[[Business Week]]'' September 10, 2001
* David Barboza, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E5D6163FF932A25751C1A9679C8B63 Hyatt Hotel Family Will Pay $460 Million in S.& L. Case], ''[[New York Times]]'' December 11, 2001
* David Mobert, [http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/671/ Breaking the Bank], ''[[In These Times]]'' November 8, 2002
* Shane Tritsch, [http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2002/Tremors-in-the-Empire/ Tremors in the Empire], ''[[Chicago Magazine]]'' December 2002


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Bruno Fort Vollmers-Wenzel, brother of Jean-Claude, Ex CEO of Rolex. He has a Net Worth of US$ 18.4 Billion.


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Aldo Fort Vollmers-Wenzel, brother of Jean-Claude and Bruno. Current CEO of AXA. He has a Net Worth of US$ 14.0 Billion.
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[[Category:Ukrainian-American Jews]]


[[de:Pritzker]]
Sebastian Fort Vollmers-Sommerlath, the only son of Jean-Claude and [[Dutch]] Actress Anne Marie Sommerlath. Current CEO of LVMH.
[[fr:Famille Pritzker]]
Adrien Fort Vollmers-Lerner, Eldest son of Bruno and Irish Actress Joanne Lerner. Current Chairman of Christian Dior.
[[ja:プリツカー]]

[[pt:Família Pritzker]]
Diego Fort Vollmers-Lemann, Only son of Sebastian and Carine Spanic-Roitfeld; editor in Chief of Vogue France. Former Architect of [[Norman Foster]] and Parents.

Revision as of 18:26, 6 May 2010

The Pritzker family is one of America's wealthiest families, and has been near the top of Forbes magazine's "America's Richest Families" list since the magazine began in 1982.

The family is most famous for owning the Hyatt hotel chain, and the Marmon Group, a conglomerate of manufacturing and industrial service companies. Other holdings have included the Superior Bank of Chicago, the TransUnion Credit Bureau and the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

Members

Naphtali Pritzker (?)

  • Samuel Pritzker (1905-1990)
    • Nathan Pritzker (1943-)
      • Joshua Pritzker (1986-)
      • Michael Pritzker (1988-)
    • Stephen Pritzker (1947-)
      • Nicole Pritzker (1988-)
    • Eleanor Pritzker

      Family fortune

      Members of the Pritkzer family on the Forbes 400 list of "The 400 Richest Americans 2009"[1]:

      Rank Name Net Worth
      196 Thomas Pritzker $1.8 billion
      204 Penny Pritzker $1.7 billion
      220 Anthony Pritzker $1.6 billion
      220 Jay Robert Pritzker $1.6 billion
      236 Daniel Pritzker $1.5 billion
      236 James Pritzker $1.5 billion
      236 Jean (Gigi) Pritzker $1.5 billion
      236 John Pritzker $1.5 billion
      236 Karen Pritzker $1.5 billion
      236 Linda Pritzker $1.5 billion
      326 Nicholas J. Pritzker $1.2 billion


      Legacy

      References

      1. ^ "The 400 Richest Americans 2009". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
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