James R. Killian Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/James_R._Killian_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:Public_Welfare_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1904-07-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Blackstone,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1988-01-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James R. Killian Jr.
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Killian_Report
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:editor
gptkb:engineer
gptkbp:position gptkb:Special_Assistant_for_Science_and_Technology_to_the_President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Karl_Taylor_Compton
gptkbp:president gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Parks_Killian
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Julius_Adams_Stratton
gptkbp:termEnd 1959
gptkbp:termStart 1948
1957
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MIT_Commencement_ceremonies
gptkb:Presidency_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5