Louis Abraham Lerner (June 12, 1935 – November 14, 1984) was an American businessman, publisher, political activist and ambassador. He received a B.A. in 1960 from
Roosevelt University. In 1956–57, he studied
Scandinavian affairs in
Denmark. Lerner's father was
publisher Leo Lerner
Leo A. Lerner (1907–1965) was an American newspaper editor and publisher, who founded Lerner Newspapers in Chicago, Illinois, at one time the largest chain of weekly newspapers in the world.
He was a staunch advocate of community journalism, fo ...
.
Career
He was assistant to the publisher, later executive vice president and the publisher of
Lerner Home Newspapers.
Lerner was active in many of
Chicago's cultural organizations. He was a member of the board of directors of the Lyric Opera Guild of Chicago and a director and vice president of the Chicago Public Library. Lerner was a member of the Illinois Advisory Committee on the State Library from 1969 to 1977 and a member of the National Commission on Libraries and Informational Sciences from 1972 to 1977. He also served as a trustee of the American Scandinavian Foundation, the Planned Parenthood Federation and the American Council for United States and Italy at the time of his death.
Lerner was for several years politically active for the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
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in Chicago.
[Louis A. Lerner , Embassy of the United States, Oslo, Norway.]
Louis A. Lerner was appointed
U.S. Ambassador to Norway
The United States Ambassador to Norway (formally the Ambassador of the United States to the Kingdom of Norway) is the official representative of the President and the Government of the United States of America to the King and Government of Norwa ...
by
President Jimmy Carter on July 15, 1977 (Presentation of Credentials took place on August 23, 1977, to
King Olav V of Norway
Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.
Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Nor ...
), where Lerner stayed in office in
Oslo until January 28, 1980.
Louis A. Lerner died of
cancer in Chicago on November 14, 1984, only 49 years of age. He left behind a wife, Susan and two daughters, Jane and Lucy.
Louis A. Lerner; a former envoy
'' New York Times'' (archive, 1984)
References
1935 births
1984 deaths
Roosevelt University alumni
People from Chicago
Ambassadors of the United States to Norway
American publishers (people)
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