Seymour Durst

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Seymour Durst was a prominent New York City real estate developer and patriarch of the Durst family, known for expanding The Durst Organization into a major Manhattan property empire and for his outspoken political views.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Yorker
businessperson
human
real estate developer
basedIn New York City real estate industry
businessDivision commercial real estate
residential real estate
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
creatorOf National Debt Clock concept
dateOfBirth 1913
dateOfDeath 1995
employer The Durst Organization
ethnicGroup American Jews
familyName Durst
fieldOfWork property development
real estate
founded Old York Library
givenName Seymour
hasChild Douglas Durst
Robert Durst
Thomas Durst
Wendy Durst Kreeger
languageSpoken English
memberOf Durst family
notableFor Old York Library collection on New York City history
anti–national debt activism
being patriarch of the Durst family
expanding The Durst Organization’s Manhattan real estate portfolio
major office and residential developments in Midtown Manhattan
outspoken political views
notableWork The Durst Organization
occupation business executive
real estate developer
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath New York City
politicalAlignment fiscal conservative
positionHeld head of The Durst Organization
president of The Durst Organization
relative Douglas Durst
Joseph Durst
Robert Durst
Thomas Durst
Wendy Durst Kreeger
residence New York City
workLocation Manhattan
New York City

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