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'''Ralph Monroe Parsons''' was an American [[businessperson]].<ref>https:// |
'''Ralph Monroe Parsons''' was an American [[businessperson]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-93996-4_265|title=International Encyclopedia of Civil Society|first=David B.|last=Howard|editor-first1=Helmut K.|editor-last1=Anheier|editor-first2=Stefan|editor-last2=Toepler|date=June 20, 2010|publisher=Springer US|pages=1127–1127|via=Springer Link|doi=10.1007/978-0-387-93996-4_265}}</ref> He was the founder of [[Parsons Corporation|Parsons]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/21/archives/ralph-m-parsons-industrialist-78-engineering-finn-founder-refinery.html|title=RALPH M. PARSONS, INDUSTRIALIST, 78|date=December 21, 1974|website=The New York Times}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Parson studied machine design at [[Pratt Institute]] and was graduated in 1916.<ref |
Parson studied machine design at [[Pratt Institute]] and was graduated in 1916.<ref name="auto"/> |
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In 1944, he founded Ralph M. Parsons Company.<ref |
In 1944, he founded Ralph M. Parsons Company.<ref name="nyt"/> He remained [[chairman]] and [[chief executive officer]] of the company until his death.<ref name="nyt"/> |
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Parsons died at the age of 78 in 1974 in [[San Marino, California]].<ref>https://newspaperarchive.com/star-news-dec-20-1974-p-75/</ref> Ralph M. Parsons Foundation is named after him.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-16-ga-6630-story.html</ref> |
Parsons died at the age of 78 in 1974 in [[San Marino, California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/star-news-dec-20-1974-p-75/|title=Star News Newspaper Archives, Dec 20, 1974, p. 75|date=December 20, 1974|website=Star News}}</ref> Ralph M. Parsons Foundation is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-16-ga-6630-story.html|title=The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation of Pasadena...|date=August 16, 1992|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:16, 20 June 2022
Ralph Monroe Parsons was an American businessperson.[1] He was the founder of Parsons.[2]
Biography
Parson studied machine design at Pratt Institute and was graduated in 1916.[2]
In 1944, he founded Ralph M. Parsons Company.[3] He remained chairman and chief executive officer of the company until his death.[3]
Parsons died at the age of 78 in 1974 in San Marino, California.[4] Ralph M. Parsons Foundation is named after him.[5]
References
- ^ Howard, David B. (June 20, 2010). Anheier, Helmut K.; Toepler, Stefan (eds.). International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Springer US. pp. 1127–1127. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-93996-4_265 – via Springer Link.
- ^ a b "RALPH M. PARSONS, INDUSTRIALIST, 78". The New York Times. December 21, 1974.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
nytwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Star News Newspaper Archives, Dec 20, 1974, p. 75". Star News. December 20, 1974.
- ^ "The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation of Pasadena..." Los Angeles Times. August 16, 1992.