Our Legacy
Learn Our Legacy:
Helen Daniels Bader
Isabel Overton Bader
Alfred Bader
Alfred Bader’s philanthropic legacy is guided by his love of the arts, chemistry and the Judaic faith. It is steeped in Dr. Alfred Bader’s experience as a refugee, chemist, businessman and art collector. Dr. Bader, co-founder of Aldrich Chemical Company, a family-owned business that began in a rented garage which later moved into Milwaukee’s central city created family sustaining jobs for hundreds for decades.
Alfred Bader’s Book
Chemistry & Art: Further Adventures of a Chemist Collector by written by Dr. Alfred Bader chronicles his life, passion for chemistry and the arts and philanthropy.
PASSIONS
In his retirement years, Dr. Bader pursued his love of 17th-century Baroque art, including Dutch and Flemish masters such as Rembrandt and his followers.
Click here to view the Northern European Paintings in the Collection of Isabel and Alfred Bader at the Milwaukee Art Museum
ACCOMPLISHMENTS TIMELINE
1924
Dr. Alfred Bader was born on April 28, 1924 in Vienna, Austria.
1938
At the age of 14, Dr. Bader was sent to England under the Kindertransport program, which removed thousands of Jewish children from Germany and German-annexed countries.
1941
Dr. Bader enrolled at Queen’s University, where he earned multiple degrees – Bachelor of Science in engineering chemistry, Bachelor of Arts in history and a Master of Science in chemistry.
1951
Dr. Bader co-founded Aldrich Chemical Company with his friend and attorney, Jack Eisendrath. The company expanded and moved to Milwaukee’s central city in 1958.
1982
Isabel and Alfred Bader first met in July 1949 and were married in 1982.