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| − | '''Bernard Weissbourd''' SB'41, JD'48, a researcher, attorney, and developer, died November 2, | + | '''Bernard Weissbourd''' SB'41, JD'48, a researcher, attorney, and developer, died November 2, 2001 in Evanston, IL. He was 78. |
He is survived by his wife, [[Bernice Weissbourd]], a daughter, [[Ruth Weissbourd Grant]], two sons, including [[Robert M. Weissbourd]]<ref>http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0108/class-notes/deaths-print.html</ref>. | He is survived by his wife, [[Bernice Weissbourd]], a daughter, [[Ruth Weissbourd Grant]], two sons, including [[Robert M. Weissbourd]]<ref>http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0108/class-notes/deaths-print.html</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 01:42, 4 February 2010
Bernard Weissbourd SB'41, JD'48, a researcher, attorney, and developer, died November 2, 2001 in Evanston, IL. He was 78.
He is survived by his wife, Bernice Weissbourd, a daughter, Ruth Weissbourd Grant, two sons, including Robert M. Weissbourd[1].
Manhattan Project
Weissbourd studied chemistry as an undergraduate, then interrupted his law training at Chicago to enlist in the Army during World War II. He was soon recruited for the Manhattan Project, inventing equipment to detect elements[2].
Business career
After the War Weissbourd returned to the Law School; after ten years in a Chicago law practice, Weissbourd was asked to take over a development company for which he had served as counsel. Under his leadership, Metropolitan Structures became the nation's largest commercial real-estate firm[3].