Who is Daniel Ludwig?

Obsessed with privacy, he reportedly pays a major public relations firm fat fees to keep his name out of the papers. 4. Daniel Ludwig is a man nobody knows yet his tanker fleet rivals those of the fabulous Greeks whose names are symbols of wealth. His empire began with shipping, grew big with shipbuilding, is branching out now into other fields. 5.

Who was Daniel Keith Ludwig?

Daniel Keith Ludwig was born in 1897 to Daniel Franklin Ludwig (1873–1960) and Florabelle Leslie (1876–1961) in South Haven, Michigan, on the shores of Lake Michigan. His grandfather, John G. Ludwig (1842–1920), was one of seven brothers in a family of 13, most of them born in Pennsylvania.

Did Daniel Ludwig have a child?

Mr. Baker said a daughter, Patricia Ludwig, was born to Mr. Ludwig's first wife during the marriage and survives, but that Mr. Ludwig did not acknowledge her as his child. A version of this article appears in print on , Section 1, Page 26 of the National edition with the headline: Daniel Ludwig, Billionaire Businessman, Dies at 95.