Background
Perelman, Leon Joseph was born on August 28, 1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Morris and Jennie (Davis) Perelman.
manufacturing executive university president
Perelman, Leon Joseph was born on August 28, 1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Morris and Jennie (Davis) Perelman.
Bachelor of Arts, LaSalle College, 1933; Doctor of Laws, LaSalle College, 1978; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1933-1935; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Dropsie U., 1976.
Partner, American Paper Products Company (later American Paper Products Inc.), Philadelphia, 1935-1942; president, American Paper Products Company (later American Paper Products Inc.), Philadelphia, since 1943; president, American Cone & Tube Company Inc., Philadelphia, since 1953; president, United Ammunition Container Inc., Philadelphia, since 1961; president, Ajax Paper Tube Company, Philadelphia, since 1962; vice Chairman of the Board, Belmont Industries, Philadelphia, since 1963; president, Dropsie U., Philadelphia, since 1978.
Financial chairman Valley Forge council Boy Scouts American, 1968. Founder, board directors Perelman Antique Toy Museum, Philadelphia, 1969. President West Park Hospital, 1975-1978, 81–.
Trustee La Salle University, Balch Institute Ethnic Studies. 1st lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American Association of University Professors, Jewish Publication Society of America (treasurer 1983, vice president 1991), Franklin Institute, American Association Museum, Masons, Shriners.
Married Beverly Waxman, January 27, 1945 (divorced April 1960). Children: Cynthia, David. Married Gloria Yvonne, January 8, 1999.