Lee Iacocca
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Lee Iacocca was a prominent American automobile executive best known for his leadership at Ford and Chrysler and his pivotal role in shaping the modern U.S. car industry.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Iacocca | 1 |
| Lido Anthony Iacocca | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
automobile executive
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business executive ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alias | Lee Iacocca ⓘ |
| awarded | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Chrysler
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surface form:
Chrysler Corporation
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| cause | diabetes research philanthropy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of Parkinson’s disease ⓘ |
| child |
Kathryn Iacocca
ⓘ
Lia Iacocca ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfAward | 1984 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-10-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-07-02 ⓘ |
| degree |
bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Lehigh University
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master’s degree in engineering from Princeton University ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most influential figures in the U.S. auto industry in the 20th century ⓘ |
| education |
Lehigh University
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer |
Chrysler
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surface form:
Chrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Lee Iacocca
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Iacocca
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| fieldOfWork | automotive industry ⓘ |
| founded | Iacocca Family Foundation ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lee Iacocca
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lido Anthony Iacocca
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lido ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading the development of the Ford Mustang
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leading the development of the Ford Pinto ⓘ popular television commercials for Chrysler ⓘ securing U.S. government loan guarantees for Chrysler ⓘ turning around Chrysler Corporation in the late 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Autobiography "Iacocca"
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Book "Talking Straight" ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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automobile executive ⓘ businessperson ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of Chrysler Corporation
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Chief Executive Officer of Chrysler Corporation ⓘ President of Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States ⓘ |
| spouse |
Darrien Earle
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Mary McCleary ⓘ Peggy Johnson ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Iacocca
this entity surface form:
Lido Anthony Iacocca
subject surface form:
Gale Halderman