Paul Vincent Galvin (June 29, 1895 – November 5, 1959) was an American chief executive, who was one of the two founders of telecommunications company

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. Founded as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation on September 25, 1928, Motorola became a leader in communications equipment. Galvin created the mass production

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, which provided the cornerstone of Motorola's early business. The company name "Motorola" was introduced in 1930.

Biography

Galvin was born in Harvard, Illinois. He served as an artillery officer during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. Later, Galvin attended

Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the merger of the Armour Institute and Lewis Institute in 1940. The university has prog ...

. During college, Galvin was an active member of the

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fraternity. He lived briefly in

Marshfield, Wisconsin Marshfield is a city in northwest Wood and southwest Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10, Highway 13 and Highway 97. The largest city in Wood County, its population was 18,929 at t ...

. In 1942, his wife Lillian was murdered in their home in

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, a murder which was never solved. Six sigma was developed at Motorola under the leadership of his son, Bob Galvin.

Other

The school library on the

's main campus is named after Galvin. The biology building at the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic university, Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin fo ...

is called Galvin Hall, named after Paul Galvin. The Paul V. Galvin Playhouse at Arizona State University is named for Paul Galvin. With its continental seating and a capacity of 485 seats, the Galvin, a proscenium theater, hosts many events and performances every year, including dance concerts, theatre production, welcome and convocation events, film screenings and more.

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* Motorola employees American chief executives 1895 births 1959 deaths People from Harvard, Illinois People from Marshfield, Wisconsin American military personnel of World War I Illinois Institute of Technology alumni American automotive pioneers 20th-century American businesspeople {{US-business-bio-1890s-stub

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