Sloan

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Sloan is a surname most notably associated with Alfred P. Sloan, the influential long-time president and chairman of General Motors.


Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf business executive
family name
human
industrialist
philanthropic foundation
philanthropist
surname
category English-language surnames
Scottish surnames
country United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer General Motors
etymology derived from a Gaelic personal name such as Sluaghadhán or Sluaghadh
familyName Sloan
fieldOfWork automotive industry
science and technology philanthropy
givenName Alfred
hasFounded Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
hasLanguageOfOrigin English
Scottish Gaelic
hasNotableBearer Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (namesake)
hasVariant Sloane
middleName Pritchard
namedAfter Alfred P. Sloan
notableFor developing decentralized corporate management structures
leading the growth of General Motors
positionHeld chairman of General Motors
president of General Motors
usedAs surname in the United Kingdom
surname in the United States

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan
familyName
Sloan ("Sloane")
hasVariant

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