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Paul Reichmann

Paul Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (died 2013)

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Born
September 27, 1930
Died
October 25, 2013
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1930

About Paul Reichmann

Paul Reichmann was a Canadian businessman and member of the Reichmann family. He is best known for his leadership of the Olympia & York real estate development company. After the war Paul left home to study Judaism first in Britain and then in Israel, and his parents hoped that he would become a teacher. He co-founded Olympia & York with his brothers Albert and Ralph in 1958. In 1964, Olympia and York was founded as a separate building and property development firm.

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Paul Reichmann timeline

  1. He co-founded Olympia & York with his brothers Albert and Ralph in 1958.
  2. In 1964, Olympia and York was founded as a separate building and property development firm.

The world when Paul Reichmann was born

Paul Reichmann was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paul Reichmann's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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