Lewis L. Strauss

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Hampton_Institute
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-01-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Charleston,_West_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1974-01-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Brandy_Station,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Lewis_Lichtenstein_Strauss
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:Kuhn,_Loeb_&_Co.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lewis L. Strauss
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Oppenheimer_security_hearing
Hydrogen bomb development advocacy
gptkbp:notableFor Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
involvement in the Oppenheimer security hearing
Secretary of Commerce (acting)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkb:philanthropist
businessman
government position
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Gordon_Dean
gptkb:Sinclair_Weeks
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:servedAs Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
United States Secretary of Commerce (acting)
gptkbp:signature Lewis L. Strauss signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Alice_Hanauer
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_A._McCone
gptkb:Frederick_H._Mueller
gptkbp:termEnd Secretary of Commerce, 1959
Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1958
gptkbp:termStart Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1953
Secretary of Commerce, 1958
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Presidency_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5