Reginald C. Lewis

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Reginald C. Lewis was a pioneering American businessman and philanthropist, best known as one of the first African American billionaires and for leading the landmark leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods.

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Reginald F. Lewis 1
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instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
philanthropist
causeOfDeath brain cancer
chairpersonOf TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1942-12-07
dateOfDeath 1993-01-19
describedBySource Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire
educatedAt Harvard Law School
Virginia State University
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Lewis
fieldOfWork corporate law
leveraged buyouts
private equity
founded Reginald F. Lewis Foundation
TLC Group, L.P.
fullName Reginald C. Lewis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Reginald Francis Lewis
givenName Reginald
hasChild Christina Lewis
Leslie Lewis
hasHonor Harvard Law School Reginald F. Lewis International Law Center named in his honor
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture named in his honor
knownFor acquisition of Beatrice International Foods
philanthropy in education and the arts
support of historically Black colleges and universities
memberOf Maryland Bar
New York State Bar
notableAchievement created one of the largest Black-owned and Black-managed businesses in the United States
first African American to build a billion-dollar company through a leveraged buyout
one of the first African American billionaires
notableDonation major gift to Harvard Law School
notableWork autobiographical business book "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?" (subject of)
leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods
occupation corporate executive
investor
lawyer
placeOfBirth Baltimore, Maryland, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
residence Baltimore, Maryland, United States
New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Lois A. Lewis
timePeriod 20th century

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Virginia State University notableAlumni Reginald C. Lewis
this entity surface form: Reginald F. Lewis
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subject surface form: Reginald F. Lewis
this entity surface form: Reginald Francis Lewis