Lewis Strauss

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lewis_Strauss

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Hampton_Institute
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Merit
gptkbp:birthDate	1896-01-31
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Charleston,_West_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:boardMemberOf	gptkb:American_Jewish_Committee gptkb:Institute_for_Advanced_Study gptkb:Kuhn,_Loeb_&_Co. gptkb:Mount_Sinai_Hospital
gptkbp:deathDate	1974-01-21
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Brandy_Station,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Lewis_Lichtenstein_Strauss
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lewis Strauss
gptkbp:knownFor	role in the Oppenheimer security hearing Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank	Rear Admiral
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:nominatedFor	gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_Commerce nomination rejected by U.S. Senate
gptkbp:notableEvent	advocated for development of the hydrogen bomb played key role in revoking J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:naval_officer businessman government position
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Lewis_Strauss_Sr. gptkb:Rosa_Lichtenstein_Strauss
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Gordon_Dean
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:servedAs	Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Alice_Hanauer
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:John_A._McCone
gptkbp:termEnd	Chairman of AEC, 1958
gptkbp:termStart	Chairman of AEC, 1953
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3