Irving S. Shapiro
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Biography
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Shapiro was the son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants. His father was a dry cleaner and tailor.[1] He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School.[1] He started his career as a government lawyer.[3] In 1951, Shapiro joined E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company[4] working in their legal department.[3] He worked his way up to the top of the company eventually serving as chairman and chief executive officer from 1973 to 1981.[3] He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.[5][6]
Publications
- America's Third Revolution: Public Interest and the Private Role with Carl B. Kaufmann (1984)
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- 1916 births
- 2001 deaths
- DuPont people
- University of Minnesota Law School alumni
- Delaware lawyers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- American chief executives of Fortune 500 companies
- Members of the American Philosophical Society