George Owen Knapp, Date of Birth, Date of Death

George Owen Knapp

American businessman

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1855

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1945

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

George Owen Knapp (January 21, 1855 in Hatfield, Massachusetts – July 21, 1945 in Santa Barbara, California) was a wealthy industrialist and philanthropist.
He was the President of Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company in Chicago, Illinois by 1893.
In 1894 he was a founder of the Union Calcium Carbide Company which he reformulated as Union Carbide in 1904.
He was CEO and President, and the Board Chair of Union Carbide until 1933. Knapp's philanthropy was broad, but where he focused it was in medical care.
He funded the growth and provided key leadership to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital starting in 1914.
In 1931 he funded the Knapp Hospital in Crescent City, California.