Richard Bloch

American businessman (1926–2004)

Richard Adolf Bloch (February 15, 1926 – July 21, 2004) was an American entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known for starting the H&R Block tax preparation and personal finance company with his older brother Henry in 1955. His personal experience with cancer led him to invest in helping others fight and overcome the disease.2

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Born Feb 15, 1926, died Jul 21, 2004.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedSouthwest High School3
  • Date not recordedSouthwest Early College Campus3
  • Date not recordedThe Wharton School3

Bloch was born to a Jewish family in Kansas City, the son of Hortense (Bienenstock) and Leon Bloch. In the 4th grade, Bloch found a hand press in his uncle's attic and began his first business as a printer. By the time he was 12, he had three automatic presses and was providing printing services to several Kansas City high schools. He sold his business to an Iowa college to use as a print course teaching model.

When he was 16, he entered the Wharton School (part of the University of Pennsylvania). In college Bloch was a member of Zeta Beta Tau, the campus' Jewish fraternity. The youngest member of his class, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics in 1945. He helped pay his college expenses by purchasing used cars, repairing them and selling them for a profit.

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Career

Occupation: writer.5

Personal life

  • BornFeb 15, 1926, Kansas City6
  • CitizenshipUnited States7

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