Thomas J. Watson, Jr.

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Brown_University
gptkbp:ambassadorTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:IEEE_Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:National_Business_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:causeOfDeath stroke
gptkbp:child gptkb:Jeannette_Watson
gptkb:Thomas_J._Watson_III
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:countryOfAmbassadorship gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1914-01-14
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1993-12-31
gptkbp:employer gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Thomas_John_Watson,_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor expanding IBM's global presence
leading IBM's transition to electronic computing
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:IBM_System/360
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:business_executive
gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Jeanette_Kittredge_Watson
gptkb:Thomas_J._Watson,_Sr.
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
gptkbp:positionHeld Chairman of IBM
President of IBM
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Thomas_J._Watson,_Sr.
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Father,_Son_&_Co.:_My_Life_at_IBM_and_Beyond
gptkbp:restingPlace Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
gptkbp:signature Thomas J Watson Jr signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Olive_Field_Cawley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frank_T._Cary
gptkbp:termEnd 1971
gptkbp:termEndAmbassador 1981
gptkbp:termStart 1952
gptkbp:termStartAmbassador 1979
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Watson_Institute_for_International_and_Public_Affairs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5