Reginald C. Lewis

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Reginald C. Lewis was a pioneering American businessman and philanthropist, best known as one of the first African American billionaires and for leading the landmark leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods.

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instanceOf businessperson ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
causeOfDeath brain cancer ⓘ
chairpersonOf TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc. ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1942-12-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1993-01-19 ⓘ
describedBySource Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard Law School ⓘ
Virginia State University ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Lewis ⓘ
fieldOfWork corporate law ⓘ
leveraged buyouts ⓘ
private equity ⓘ
founded Reginald F. Lewis Foundation ⓘ
TLC Group, L.P. ⓘ
fullName Reginald Francis Lewis ⓘ
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givenName Reginald ⓘ
hasChild Christina Lewis ⓘ
Leslie Lewis ⓘ
hasHonor Harvard Law School Reginald F. Lewis International Law Center named in his honor ⓘ
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture named in his honor ⓘ
knownFor acquisition of Beatrice International Foods ⓘ
philanthropy in education and the arts ⓘ
support of historically Black colleges and universities ⓘ
memberOf Maryland Bar ⓘ
New York State Bar ⓘ
notableAchievement created one of the largest Black-owned and Black-managed businesses in the United States ⓘ
first African American to build a billion-dollar company through a leveraged buyout ⓘ
one of the first African American billionaires ⓘ
notableDonation major gift to Harvard Law School ⓘ
notableWork autobiographical business book "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?" (subject of) ⓘ
leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods ⓘ
occupation corporate executive ⓘ
investor ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
residence Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Lois A. Lewis ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Virginia State University → notableAlumni → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Reginald F. Lewis → fullName → Reginald Francis Lewis ⓘ
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Baltimore Polytechnic Institute → hasNotableAlumni → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Reginald F. Lewis College of Business → namedAfter → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Reginald F. Lewis Foundation → namedAfter → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc. → ownedBy → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Harvard Law School Reginald F. Lewis International Law Center → namedAfter → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Harvard Law School Reginald F. Lewis International Law Center → commemorates → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? → author → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Christina Lewis → father → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Christina Lewis → notableFamilyMember → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Leslie Lewis → father → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Leslie Lewis → relative → Reginald F. Lewis ⓘ
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Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire → portrays → Reginald F. Lewis as a pioneering African American businessman ⓘ
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