Karl Schakel

Karl Schakel (20 October 1921 – 10 September 2002) was an American engineer and rancher. He was also a director of the Pioneer Fund.

Schakel graduated from Purdue University and was later a founder of a weapons systems and aeronautical engineering company. Later he was founder of a ranching-farming company operating in 12 countries on five continents.

Famous quotes containing the word karl:

    “a big picture of K. Marx with an axe,
    “Where I cut off one it will never grow again.”
    O Karl would it were true
    I’d put my saw to work for you
    & the wicked social tree would fall right down.”
    —Gary Snyder (b. 1930)