Henry G. Walter Jr.
{{Short description|American businessman}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|09|25}}
| birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|11|20|1910|09|25}}
| death_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S.
| education = Columbia University (BA)
Columbia Law School (LLB)
| occupation = Businessman
| known_for = Pioneer in aromatherapy
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{{marriage|Rosalind Walter|1956}}
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Henry G. Walter Jr.{{Cite web|title=The Perfume King and The Scent of Love: Read This Excerpt from "Masters of Sex"|url=http://www.thomasmaierbooks.com/2015/07/the-perfume-king-and-scent-of-love-read.html|access-date=2022-01-28|language=en}} (September 25, 1910{{Cite web|title=Henry G. Walter, Jr. - Leadership - Harvard Business School|url=https://www.hbs.edu/leadership/20th-century-leaders/Pages/details.aspx?profile=henry_g_walter_jr|access-date=2022-01-28|website=www.hbs.edu}} – November 11, 2000) was an American businessman who served as the former chairman and chief executive of International Flavors and Fragrances. He was also considered a pioneer in the field of aromatherapy.
Biography
Walter was born on September 25, 1910, in Queens, New York.{{Cite web|date=2015-05-01|title=Henry Walter - Session I|url=https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/6958-1|access-date=2022-01-28|website=www.aip.org|language=en}} He attended Newtown High School, graduated from Columbia University in 1931 and received a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1933.{{Cite news|date=2000-11-27|title=Henry Walter, 90, Head of Flavor Company|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/27/business/henry-walter-90-head-of-flavor-company.html|access-date=2022-01-28|issn=0362-4331}} He spent a decade with Cravath, Swaine & Moore before serving as general counsel for the Heyden Chemical Corporation. He started the law firm Fulton, Walter & Halley in 1945 and stayed with the firm until he joined International Flavors and Fragrances.
Walter became president of International Flavors and Fragrances in 1962 and was named chairman and CEO in 1970. He was subsequently credited for building International Flavors and Fragrances into the world's largest producer and supplier of scents during his tenure. He was called a pioneer "in the burgeoning field of aromatherapy and established a tradition of innovation and research within the industry" by Harvard Business School. He retired from the company in 1985.{{Cite web|last=|title=International Flavors & Fragrances announced the resignations...|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-21-fi-1250-story.html|access-date=2022-01-28|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}
Walter was a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History and served as the vice president of the board of trustees from 1981 to 1988.{{Cite news|date=2000-11-15|title=Paid Notice: Deaths WALTER, HENRY G., JR.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/15/classified/paid-notice-deaths-walter-henry-g-jr.html|access-date=2022-01-28|issn=0362-4331}} He was also a fellow and a trustee of the Morgan Library & Museum for over twenty years.
Walter is also the founder of the Philadelphia-based Monell Chemical Senses Center, a research institute dedicated to basic research on the senses of taste and smell.{{Cite web|title=IFF Contributes $500K to Monell Center|url=https://www.happi.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2005-11-22/iff-contributes-500k8200-to-monell-center/|access-date=2022-01-28|website=HAPPI}}
In popular culture
A fictionalized version of Hank Walter, Dan Logan, was portrayed by actor Josh Charles in the Lifetime TV series Masters of Sex.{{Cite news|title=Pioneering 'Masters Of Sex' Brought Science To The Bedroom|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/07/30/206704520/pioneering-masters-of-sex-brought-science-to-the-bedroom|access-date=2022-01-28}}{{Cite web|title=Is Dan Logan From 'Masters Of Sex' A Real Person? He Bears A Striking Resemblance To A Certain Hank Walter|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/104625-is-dan-logan-from-masters-of-sex-a-real-person-he-bears-a-striking-resemblance-to|access-date=2022-01-28|website=Bustle|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=May 05|first=James Hibberd Updated|last2=EDT|first2=2015 at 07:21 PM|title=Josh Charles joins 'Masters of Sex' in major role|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/05/05/josh-charles-masters-sex/|access-date=2022-01-28|website=EW.com|language=en}}
Personal life
He was described as an "earthy, saucy kind of guy" with a language that is "earthy, rich in sexual allusion" by a Fortune reporter.
Walter died on November 11, 2000, at 90. He was married to Rosalind P. Walter, the inspiration behind the WWII cultural icon, Rosie the Riveter.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-05|title=Rosalind P. Walter, the original Rosie the Riveter, dead at 95|url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/rosalind-p-walter-the-original-rosie-the-riveter-dead-at-95|access-date=2022-01-28|website=FOX News|language=en-US}}