Daniel Edelman
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| Born | (1920-07-03)July 3, 1920
New York City, U.S.
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| Died | January 15, 2013(2013-01-15) (aged 92)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Education | Columbia University |
| Known for | Founder, Edelman |
| Spouse | Ruth Ann Rozumoff |
| Children | Richard Edelman |
Daniel Joseph Edelman (July 3, 1920 – January 15, 2013) was an American public relations executive who founded the world's largest public relations firm, Edelman.[1] Edelman had a significant influence on the methodology of public relations.
Edelman was born to a Jewish family[2]inManhattan. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. He then attended Columbia University, graduating from Columbia College in 1940, then earning a master's degree in journalism in 1941 from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[3]
His first job was working as a sports reporterinPoughkeepsie, New York. After serving in a United States Army psychological warfare unit during World War II, he was a night news reporter at CBS before taking work promoting jazz artists.
In 1947 Edelman moved to Chicago as public relations director for hair care product line Toni Home Permanent Co. (now a division of Gillette).[4] In 1952 he founded Edelman there. His son Richard Edelman became President & chief executive officer in 1985.[5][6][7]
Edelman died of congestive heart failure in Chicago.[8]
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