Luther Irvin “Rep” Replogle (March 2, 1902
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Tyrone is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Altoona, on the Little Juniata River. Tyrone was of considerable commercial importance in the twentieth century. It was an outlet for the Clearfield coal fields and was noted for m ...
− July 3, 1981
Chicago, Illinois
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) was a businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist, and the founder of
Replogle Globes and the U.S. Ambassador to Iceland from 1969 to 1972.
When he was five, his family moved to
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 Census, making it the eighteenth most populous city in Pennsylvania. ...
. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis for 2½ years, starting in 1920.
Replogle Globes was the largest globe manufacturing business in the world in the mid-20th century. He sold the company in 1959 but continued as President and Chief Operating Officer.
References
External links
Replogle Globes, Inc., est. 1930, Made in Chicago Museum
American company founders
American chief operating officers
American philanthropists
Ambassadors of the United States to Iceland
People from Altoona, Pennsylvania
People from Tyrone, Pennsylvania
United States Naval Academy alumni
Military personnel from Pennsylvania
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