Irving S. Shapiro

American lawyer (1916–2001)

Irving Shapiro
Born	Irving Saul Shapiro (1916-07-15)July 15, 1916 Minneapolis, Minneapolis, U.S.
Died	September 13, 2001(2001-09-13) (aged 85) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Education	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (BS, LLB)

Irving Saul Shapiro (July 15, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American lawyer and businessman, best known for being the first lawyer to become CEO of DuPont. Shapiro served as DuPont chairman from December 1973 to 1981.^[1] In 1987, he took over leadership of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.^[2]

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)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Oliver, Myrna (17 September 2001). "Obituaries: Irving Shapiro, 85; Top DuPont Exec, Lawyer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^ Beardsley, Tim (July 1993). "Profile: Irving S. Shapiro – Science's Unscientific Champion". Scientific American. 269 (1): 28–29. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0793-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c Domhoff, G. William; Zweigenhaft, Richard L. (April 24, 1983). "Jews In The Corporate Establishment; Board Rooms, Clubs and Identity". The New York Times.
^ "Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century: Irving S. Shapiro, DuPont Corporation: 1974 - 1981". Harvard Business School. 2011.
^ "Irving Saul Shapiro". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-06-21.

External links

Center for Oral History. "Irving S. Shapiro". Science History Institute.
Bohning, James J.; McNulty, Bernadette R. (15 December 1994). Irving S. Shapiro, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by James J. Bohning and Bernadette R. McNulty in Wilmington, Delaware on 15 December 1994 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Chemical Heritage Foundation.
Stevenson, Charles Marchant. "Bata Bheag: Portrait of Irving S. Shapiro". Zacha's Bay Window Gallery. Retrieved 9 February 2018.