Background
Katz grew up in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Joseph Katz
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Education
University of Pittsburgh.
Career
He died of cancer in May of 1991. He also created and printed his own magazine, Boys Ideal. Katz took pictures of the Pittsburgh Flood of 1936 and made a profit by selling them as a book
With this money, he started a wholesale paper business called "Printer"s Paper Supply Company".
During World World War II, Katz created the “Rite-Kit”, which was a box that contained paper, envelopes, and a pencil for servicemen. At the time, this was the largest donation ever made to the university.
The university renamed its business school the " Katz Graduate School of Business" in his honor in 1987.
