Henry Geller | |
Birth Date: | 14 February 1924 |
Birth Place: | Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Death Place: | Washington, U.S. |
Office1: | General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission |
President1: | Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
Term Start1: | 1964 |
Term End1: | 1970 |
Preceded1: | Max Paglin |
Office2: | Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information |
President2: | Jimmy Carter |
Term Start2: | 1978 |
Term End2: | 1980 |
Alma Mater: | University of Michigan Northwestern School of Law |
Occupation: | Communications lawyer, government official |
Henry Geller (February 14, 1924 – April 7, 2020) was an American communications lawyer and government official. He was known for his role in getting cigarette commercials banned from radio and television.
Geller was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He attended the University of Michigan and Northwestern School of Law.
Geller was general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission[1] [2] from 1964 to 1970.[3]
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter nominated Geller[4] to serve as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
Geller died on April 7,[5] 2020 at his home in Washington, at the age of 96.