Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
| Arthur Ochs Sulzberger | |
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Sulzberger in 1981
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February 5, 1926 New York City, New York |
| Died | September 29, 2012 (aged 86) Southampton, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Punch |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Newspaper publisher |
| Years active | 1963–1997 |
| Known for | publishing The Pentagon Papers Publisher of The New York Times |
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| Relatives |
Adolph Ochs (grandfather) Isaac Mayer Wise (great-grandfather) |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize |
Arthur Ochs "Punch" Sulzberger Sr. (February 5, 1926 – September 29, 2012) was an American publisher and a businessman.
Born into a prominent media and publishing family, Sulzberger became Publisher of The New York Times and Chairman of the Board of The New York Times Company in 1963. Sulzberger relinquished to his son, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., the Office of Publisher in 1992, and Chairman of the Board in 1997.
Sulzberger was born on February 5, 1926, in New York City to Jewish parents Arthur Hays Sulzberger and Iphigene Bertha Ochs (daughter of Adolph Ochs, the former publisher and owner of The New York Times and the Chattanooga Times and granddaughter of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise). Sulzberger graduated from the Loomis Institute, and then enlisted into the United States Marine Corps during World War II, serving from 1944 to 1946, in the Pacific Theater. He earned a B.A. degree in English and History in 1951 at Columbia University. As a member of the Marine Forces Reserve he was recalled to active duty during the Korean War. Following completion of officer training, he saw duty in Korea and then in Washington, D.C., before being inactivated.
Sulzberger became publisher of The New York Times in 1963, after the death of his sister Marian's husband, Orvil Dryfoos, who had been publisher for less than two years. Sulzberger was 37 at the time, the youngest publisher in Times history. Prior to Dryfoos, Sulzberger's father, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, and maternal grandfather, Adolph Ochs, were the publishers, and also the chairs of the board of The New York Times Company.
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