Albert Lasker

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Albert Lasker was an influential American advertising pioneer often called the "father of modern advertising," whose philanthropy significantly advanced medical research.

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Albert Lasker canonical 15
Albert D. Lasker 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advertising pioneer
human
philanthropist
causeOfDeath colon cancer
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1880-05-01
dateOfDeath 1952-05-30
employer Lord & Thomas
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Lasker
fieldOfWork advertising
marketing
medical philanthropy
founded Lasker Foundation
givenName Albert
hasHonor Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
surface form: Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (named in his honor)

Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
surface form: Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science (named in his honor)
hasPart Lasker Award
surface form: Lasker Awards (as philanthropic legacy)
influenced Mary Woodard Lasker
modern advertising industry
knownFor being called the "father of modern advertising"
large-scale philanthropy in medical research
pioneering persuasive copywriting in advertising
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
notableIdea "salesmanship in print" concept in advertising
notableStudentOrProtégé Claude C. Hopkins
notableWork campaigns for Lucky Strike cigarettes
campaigns for Palmolive soap
campaigns for Sunkist Growers
development of modern advertising techniques
occupation advertising executive
businessperson
philanthropist
philanthropicFocus medical research
public health
placeOfBirth Freiburg im Breisgau
placeOfDeath New York City
politicalActivity supported Republican political campaigns
positionHeld owner of Lord & Thomas
partner at Lord & Thomas
religion Judaism
residence City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Doris Kenyon
Flora Warner
Mary Woodard Lasker

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Lasker Basic Award namedAfter Albert Lasker
Lasker Foundation namedAfter Albert Lasker
Lasker Foundation foundedBy Albert Lasker
Lasker Award namedAfter Albert Lasker
United States Shipping Board notableChairperson Albert Lasker
this entity surface form: Albert D. Lasker
Lasker usedBy Albert Lasker
Lasker notableBearer Albert Lasker
Lord & Thomas notableEmployee Albert Lasker
Lord & Thomas influencedBy Albert Lasker
Flora Warner spouse Albert Lasker
Mary Woodard Lasker spouse Albert Lasker
America’s Nobels namedAfter Albert Lasker
subject surface form: Lasker Award