Albert Lasker

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advertising pioneer human philanthropist

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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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 (named in his honor) → Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science (named in his honor) →
hasPart	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 (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 NERFINISHED →
placeOfDeath	New York City →
politicalActivity	supported Republican political campaigns →
positionHeld	owner of Lord & Thomas → partner at Lord & Thomas →
religion	Judaism →
residence	Chicago → New York City →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Doris Kenyon → Flora Warner → Mary Woodard Lasker →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research → Lasker Award → Lasker Award for Public Service → Lasker Basic Award → Lasker Foundation → Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award →	namedAfter
Lasker Foundation →	foundedBy