1. Julia Margaret Flesher Koch was born on April 12,1962 and is an American socialite and philanthropist who is one of the richest women in the world.
15 Facts About Julia Koch
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Julia Koch inherited her fortune from her husband, David Koch, who died in 2019.
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Julia Koch's family came from a farming background, but when she was born, her parents, Margaret and Frederic Flesher, owned a furniture store called Flesher's.
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Julia Koch spent her early childhood in Indianola, Iowa, then when she was eight years old her family moved to Conway, Arkansas, where her parents started a clothing store called Peggy Frederic's, which she considered "a beautiful, beautiful shop".
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Julia Koch met David Koch on a blind date in January 1991, although they did not continue dating at the time.
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Julia Koch later described her reaction: "I'm glad I met that man because now I know I never want to go out with him".
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Julia Koch stopped working in 1993, and they got married in May 1996 at David Koch's house on Meadow Lane in Southampton.
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Julia Koch was co-chairwoman of the gala that year, along with Anna Wintour and Patrick McCarthy.
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Julia and David Koch spent years living in an apartment at 1040 Fifth Avenue, but in 2004 they moved to an 18-room duplex at 740 Park Avenue.
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In 2022, Julia Koch put the apartment at 740 Park Avenue on the market; a spokesperson said that she wanted to sell it because she was spending more time at houses in Southampton and Palm Beach.
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Julia Koch is on the board of directors of Julia Koch Industries.
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Julia Koch established the Julia Koch Family Foundation, which donates to healthcare, educational and cultural organizations.
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In 2020 the David H Koch fund donated about $1 million to Duke University, in 2021 it donated about $1 million to Columbia University, and around 2023 it gave $5 million to the Cox Science Center and Aquarium in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Julia Koch is a member of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Board of Trustees, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Board of Trustees, and the Venetian Heritage Foundation's Board of Directors.
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Julia Koch was formerly on the board of directors of the School of American Ballet.