Edwin G. Booz

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Biography

Early life and career

Booz was born in 1887 in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Thomas H. Booz and Sarah (Spencer) Booz.[1] At the Kellogg School at Northwestern University he obtained his bachelor's degree in economics in 1912, and his master's degree in psychology in 1914.[1] Two years after his graduation Booz founded the Business Research Service in 1914. His business was briefly put on hold while he served in the Army from 1917-1919.[2] The business he founded would eventually become known as Booz Allen Hamilton.[3]

Retirement and death

Booz retired partially from the firm in 1946 and died of a stroke in October 1951.

References

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  1. a b Who's Who in America: Vol. 23 1944-45. 1944. p. 201
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