Harvey Meyerhoff

Harvey Morton Meyerhoff (April 6, 1927 – August 6, 2023) was an American businessman, fundraiser, and philanthropist. He was a chairman of the trustees of Johns Hopkins Hospital and the founding chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Early life Meyerhoff was born in a Jewish family on April 6, 1927, in Baltimore, Maryland. His father was building contractor Joseph Meyerhoff, who had immigrated to Baltimore from Russia in 1906;

Career Meyerhoff served in the U.S. Navy for three years during and after World War II. After returning home, he joined Monumental Properties, the family home building business. Meyerhoff later became president of Magna Properties. The prior chairman was Elie Wiesel, but there were concerns as to whether he could raise the necessary funds, then design and supervise construction of the building. Meyerhoff successfully oversaw the museum's construction and raised the $150 million in private funds needed to build the museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Meyerhoff personally donated $6 million of his own money.

Personal life Meyerhoff married Lyn Pancoe in 1948. They had four children and ten grandchildren. Meyerhoff served on the advisory board of the U.S. English Foundation, an organization that advocated for making English the official language of the United States.