Irving S. Shapiro Explained

Irving Shapiro
Birth Name:	Irving Saul Shapiro
Birth Date:	15 July 1916
Birth Place:	Minneapolis, Minneapolis, U.S.
Death Place:	Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Education:	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (BS, LLB)

Irving Saul Shapiro (July 15, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American lawyer and businessman, best known for being the first lawyer to become CEO of DuPont. Shapiro served as DuPont chairman from December 1973 to 1981.^[1] In 1987, he took over leadership of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.^[2]

Biography

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Shapiro was the son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants. His father was a dry cleaner and tailor.^[1] He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School.^[1] He started his career as a government lawyer.^[3] In 1951, Shapiro joined E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company^[4] working in their legal department.^[3] He worked his way up to the top of the company eventually serving as chairman and chief executive officer from 1973 to 1981.^[3] He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.^{[5] [6]}

Publications

• America's Third Revolution: Public Interest and the Private Role with Carl B. Kaufmann (1984)

External links

• Web site: Center for Oral History. Irving S. Shapiro . .
• Book: James J. . Bohning. Bernadette R. . McNulty. Irving S. Shapiro, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by James J. Bohning and Bernadette R. McNulty in Wilmington, Delaware on 15 December 1994 . 15 December 1994 . Philadelphia, PA. .
• Web site: Stevenson. Charles Marchant. Bata Bheag: Portrait of Irving S. Shapiro. Zacha's Bay Window Gallery. 9 February 2018.

Notes and References

1. News: Oliver. Myrna. Obituaries: Irving Shapiro, 85; Top DuPont Exec, Lawyer. 9 February 2018. Los Angeles Times. 17 September 2001.
2. Beardsley. Tim. Profile: Irving S. Shapiro  - Science's Unscientific Champion. Scientific American. July 1993. 269. 1. 28–29. 10.1038/scientificamerican0793-28.
3. News: G. William . Domhoff . Richard L. . Zweigenhaft. Jews In The Corporate Establishment; Board Rooms, Clubs and Identity . The New York Times. April 24, 1983 .
4. Web site: Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century: Irving S. Shapiro, DuPont Corporation: 1974 - 1981. Harvard Business School. 2011.
5. Web site: Irving Saul Shapiro . 2022-06-21 . American Academy of Arts & Sciences . en.
6. Web site: APS Member History . 2022-06-21 . search.amphilsoc.org.