Irving Brooks Harris was an American businessman and philanthropist.
12 Facts About Irving Harris
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Irving Harris's father, Bill Harris, was a wealthy woolen merchant.
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Irving Harris attended Yale University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1931.
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Irving Harris went to work for the Toni Home Permanent Company, a hair care company co-founded by his brother Neison Harris in 1944 which introduced the first home permanent.
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Irving Harris did much of his charitable work in Chicago, Illinois, but he donated substantially to the arts in Aspen, Colorado.
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Irving Harris gave the lead gift in 1954 to create public television station WTTW in Chicago - he later served as the station's Chairman of the Board.
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Irving Harris's philanthropy created several non-profits in Chicago: Family Focus ; the Ounce of Prevention Fund, a public-private partnership dedicated to preventing teenage pregnancy, child abuse and neglect; and the Erikson Institute, a graduate school founded in 1966 involved child development.
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Irving Harris was an ardent supporter and donor of Zero to Three, an early childhood organization.
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Irving Harris was a member of the American Jewish Committee's National Leadership Council, President's Cabinet and was a Founder of the AJC's Institute on American Jewish-Israeli Relations.
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Irving Harris served on the Advisory Council of the AJC Chicago Chapter for 35 years.
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Irving Harris was awarded the AJC's Human Rights Medallion for his efforts to combat anti-Semitism.
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Irving Harris is the grandfather of noted New York City restaurateur Danny Meyer, son of Roxanne Irving Harris Meyer Frank.