Lewis Strauss

GPTKB entity
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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