Peter I. B. Lavan

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Peter I. B. Lavan was an American philanthropist, lawyer, and name partner of law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. [1]

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Early life and education

Lavan was born in Brooklyn on August 5, 1895. [2] He graduated from Columbia College in 1915 and Columbia Law School in 1918. [3]

Career

He joined Stroock & Stroock as a partner upon graduation in 1918 and became senior partner in 1943. Since then, the firm is known as Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. In 1956 he appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower to chair the United States Committee for the United Nations. [2] [4]

As a philanthropist, he supported the Berkshire Theater Festival and the Academy of American Poets. The annual Peter I. B. Lavan Younger Poets Award was set up by the Academy in 1983, some well-known poets were awarded, including Rita Dove, William Logan, Jorie Graham and Christopher Merrill. [2] [5]

Personal life

Lavan died of heart failure on July 29, 1988, at his home in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He was 93 years old. [2]

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  5. Poets, Academy of American. "Past Awards & Grants | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.