Henry W. Bloch
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Henry Wollman Bloch is the co-founder and (since 2000) the chairman emeritus of H&R Block
.
Henry and his brother, Richard Bloch
, founded H&R Block in 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri
.
, and was an undergraduate at University of Missouri–Kansas City
and the University of Michigan
, graduating from Michigan in 1944. Through the Army Air Corps
he received graduate training at the Harvard Business School
.
Bloch and his wife Marion married in 1951 and live in the Kansas City metropolitan area
.
The Henry Wollman Bloch Memorial Fountain in front of Union Station in Kansas City is named in his honor, as is Henry W. Bloch School of Management
at the University of Missouri–Kansas City
and the Bloch Building, a major addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
. Mr. Bloch was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2001.
Henry Bloch founded the H&R Block company with his brother Richard in 1955.
H&R Block
H&R Block is a tax preparation company in the United States, claiming more than 22 million customers worldwide, with offices in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The Kansas City-based company also offers banking, personal finance and business consulting services.Founded in 1955 by brothers...
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Henry and his brother, Richard Bloch
Richard Bloch
Richard Adolf Bloch 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...
, founded H&R Block in 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
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Personal life
Bloch was born in Kansas City. He attended Southwest High SchoolSouthwest Early College Campus
Southwest Early College Campus or Southwest or SWECC is a university preparatory middle school and high school campus located at 6512 Wornall Road in Kansas City, Missouri, 64113, United States. It is part of the Kansas City, Missouri School District.-School Background:Southwest Early College...
, and was an undergraduate at University of Missouri–Kansas City
University of Missouri–Kansas City
The University of Missouri–Kansas City is a public university located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It is a branch of the University of Missouri System. Its main campus is in Kansas City's Rockhill neighborhood east of the Country Club Plaza...
and the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, graduating from Michigan in 1944. Through the Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Corps
The United States Army Air Corps was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. Renamed from the Air Service on 2 July 1926, it was part of the United States Army and the predecessor of the United States Army Air Forces , established in 1941...
he received graduate training at the Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
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Bloch and his wife Marion married in 1951 and live in the Kansas City metropolitan area
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen-county metropolitan area that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri and is bisected by the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas. As of the 2010 Census, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,035,334. The metropolitan area is the...
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The Henry Wollman Bloch Memorial Fountain in front of Union Station in Kansas City is named in his honor, as is Henry W. Bloch School of Management
Henry W. Bloch School of Management
Henry W. Bloch School of Management is an AACSB accredited business school founded in 1952 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business, Accounting and Public Administration...
at the University of Missouri–Kansas City
University of Missouri–Kansas City
The University of Missouri–Kansas City is a public university located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It is a branch of the University of Missouri System. Its main campus is in Kansas City's Rockhill neighborhood east of the Country Club Plaza...
and the Bloch Building, a major addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its neoclassical architecture and extensive collection of Asian art....
. Mr. Bloch was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2001.
Henry Bloch founded the H&R Block company with his brother Richard in 1955.