About Nathan Swartz
Lived 1902 – 1984 (aged 81–82). Nathan Swartz was a Russian and American cobbler and businessperson.
Nathan Swartz (July 1902 – August 1984) was a Ukrainian-born American shoemaker and businessman, known for founding the Timberland Company.
Early life Nathan Swartz was born to a poor Jewish family in July 1902 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, the fourth generation of a family of shoemakers. Soon before the First World War, the family migrated to the US. He retired in 1968.
Family Swartz had two sons, Herman and Sidney. Herman led the company from 1968 to 1986, followed by Sidney from 1986 to 1998. In 1998, Sidney's son, Jeffrey Swartz, took over. In 2011, Jeffrey sold the company to VF for $2 billion.
Trivia Swartz lost several fingers in an industrial accident.
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Who was Nathan Swartz?
American shoemaker and businessman
When was Nathan Swartz born?
Nathan Swartz was born in 1902 in Odesa.
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Nathan Swartz died in 1984.
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Nathan Swartz was a cobbler and businessperson.
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Nathan Swartz was Russian and American.
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