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Henry W. Bloch

American businessman and philanthropist (1922–2019)
Person Human Q14948703

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 30, 1922
Date of death
April 23, 2019
Place of birth
Kansas City
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
businessperson, art collector, entrepreneur
Educated at
Harvard Business School, Harvard University, University of Michigan, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Southwest High School[8][9][10][11][12]
Sibling
Richard Bloch[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Different from
Henry W. Block[18]
Family name
Bloch[14]
Given name
Henry[15]
Name in native language
Henry Wollman Bloch[17]
Number of children
4[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Provenance[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Henry W. Bloch en Henry Wollman Bloch ar هنري وولمان بلوخ tr Henri W. Bloch tr Henry Wollman Bloch
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000368149701
VIAF cluster ID
23329085
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n96010361
GND ID
133436802
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
156471100
FAST ID
368805
Freebase ID
/m/0dp6qc
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century ID
henry_w_bloch
IdRef ID
128715901
J9U entity ID
987007421570605171
Jewish Virtual Library ID
h-r-block
NNDB people ID
574/000207950
Show all 15 identifiers +3
Prabook ID
2346420, 668140
WikiTree person ID
Bloch-445
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm4XJxYwmhWVXkC7rV3cP

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 4
Harvard University, University of Michigan, Harvard Business School, University of Missouri–Kansas City
Occupation 2
businessperson, art collector
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Bloch
Founded entities 1
H&R Block
Given name 1
Henry
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Kansas City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Henry W. Bloch was born on July 30, 1922[1], in Kansas City[2]. He died on April 23, 2019[3]. He worked as a businessperson[4], art collector[5], and entrepreneur[6].

FAQs

Where was Henry W. Bloch born?

Henry W. Bloch's place of birth was Kansas City[2].

What did Henry W. Bloch do for work?

Henry W. Bloch worked as a businessperson[4], art collector[5], and entrepreneur[6].

Where did Henry W. Bloch go to school?

Henry W. Bloch was educated at Harvard Business School[8], Harvard University[9], University of Michigan[10], and University of Missouri–Kansas City[11].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . kansascity.com. kansascity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: VIAF cluster ID: 48487357, VIAF de-conflation, changed VIAF cluster ID (details)"
  2. 14w ago · OBender12 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish Virtual Library ID → h-r-block
    "Created claim: Jewish Virtual Library ID: h-r-block, Matched to Henry Wollman Bloch (#96697411) in Jewish Virtu…"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → businessperson, art collector, entrepreneur
    Prabook ID → 2346420, 668140
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31721: import P21 and P106 from GND (17)"
  4. 28w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Harvard Business School, Harvard University, University of Michigan +1
    Prabook ID → 2346420, 668140
    Family name → Bloch
    Sex or gender → male
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 2346420, batch #257026"
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