Kalman Haas

Kalman Haas (1847–1920) was an American businessman, co-founder of the Haas Brothers and member of the Haas family.

Biography Haas was born to a Jewish family in Reckendorf, Bavaria, one of nine children including brothers Charles A. (b. 1825) and Samuel (b. 1827), and sisters Flora, Johanna, Sophia, Babete, Lena, and Anna. He immigrated to New York at the age of 15 with his brothers where they peddled notions saving money to travel West. The brothers first worked as miners and seeing that there was more money in retailing began to sell goods to miners. In 1868, he moved to San Francisco, California and co-founded Loupe & Haas with his brother Charles and Leopold Loupe. Haas Brothers exists today as one of the largest liquor distributors on the West Coast.

Personal life In 1882, Haas married Harriet Fatman; they had three children: Haas died in 1920. His granddaughter was aviator Betty Haas Pfister.