Merle Thorpe Jr. | |
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Born | 1918
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Died | February 13, 1994 | (aged 75–76)
Alma mater |
Yale College Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer and philanthropist |
Merle Thorpe, Jr. (1918 – February 13, 1994) was an American lawyer and philanthropist.
Thorpe was born in Washington, D.C., and attended the Sidwell Friends School, the St. Albans School – both in Washington – and the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. [1] [2] He then earned bachelor's and law degrees from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. [1]
Thorpe served as a U.S. Navy intelligence officer during World War II.
After the war, Thorpe joined the Washington, D.C., law firm Hogan & Hartson, where he was a partner from 1956 to 1982. [1]
Thorpe led a number of early shareholder's rights battles. [2]
Thorpe took a trip to the Middle East with U.S. Senator William Fulbright in 1975 and afterwards Fulbright became a mentor to Thorpe about the region.
Thorpe's interest in the region led him to start the Foundation for Middle East Peace in 1979. [2] [3]
He died of cancer in 1994. [2]
Merle Thorpe Jr. | |
---|---|
Born | 1918
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Died | February 13, 1994 | (aged 75–76)
Alma mater |
Yale College Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer and philanthropist |
Merle Thorpe, Jr. (1918 – February 13, 1994) was an American lawyer and philanthropist.
Thorpe was born in Washington, D.C., and attended the Sidwell Friends School, the St. Albans School – both in Washington – and the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. [1] [2] He then earned bachelor's and law degrees from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. [1]
Thorpe served as a U.S. Navy intelligence officer during World War II.
After the war, Thorpe joined the Washington, D.C., law firm Hogan & Hartson, where he was a partner from 1956 to 1982. [1]
Thorpe led a number of early shareholder's rights battles. [2]
Thorpe took a trip to the Middle East with U.S. Senator William Fulbright in 1975 and afterwards Fulbright became a mentor to Thorpe about the region.
Thorpe's interest in the region led him to start the Foundation for Middle East Peace in 1979. [2] [3]
He died of cancer in 1994. [2]