Herb Kelleher
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Herb Kelleher was an American entrepreneur and lawyer best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Southwest Airlines, where he pioneered low-cost, customer-friendly air travel.
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| instanceOf |
business executive
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entrepreneur → human → lawyer → |
| academicDegree |
bachelor's degree
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law degree → |
| awardReceived |
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Lifetime Achievement
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Tony Jannus Award → |
| businessModel |
low-fare, no-frills air travel
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point-to-point airline service → |
| coFounded |
Southwest Airlines
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1931-03-12
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| dateOfDeath |
2019-01-03
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| educatedAt |
New York University School of Law
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Wesleyan University → |
| familyName |
Kelleher
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| fieldOfStudy |
English
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law → |
| fullName |
Herbert David Kelleher
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| gender |
male
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| givenName |
Herbert
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| industry |
airline industry
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aviation → |
| influenced |
development of low-cost carriers worldwide
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| knownFor |
co-founding Southwest Airlines
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developing customer-friendly airline service culture → pioneering low-cost air travel in the United States → |
| language |
English
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| leadershipStyle |
employee-centric management
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informal and personable corporate culture → |
| legalCareer |
practiced law before entering the airline business
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| nickname |
Herb Kelleher
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| notableIdea |
making air travel accessible to a broader population through low fares
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| notableWork |
building Southwest Airlines into a major low-cost carrier
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| numberOfChildren |
4
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| occupation |
airline executive
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businessperson → entrepreneur → lawyer → |
| placeOfBirth |
Camden, New Jersey, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Dallas, Texas, United States
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of Southwest Airlines
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Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Airlines → |
| residence |
Dallas, Texas, United States
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| spouse |
Jo Ann Kelleher
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| workLocation |
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Referenced by (4)
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Southwest Airlines
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foundedBy |
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Herb Kelleher
("Herbert David Kelleher")
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fullName |
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Herb Kelleher
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nickname |
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Rollin King
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partnerInBusinessWith |