Background
Lantos, Peter Richard was born on July 18, 1924 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Ernest and Bertha (Wigner) Lantos. came to the United States 1939. Naturalized citizen.
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Lantos, Peter Richard was born on July 18, 1924 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Ernest and Bertha (Wigner) Lantos. came to the United States 1939. Naturalized citizen.
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1950.
Development chemist, General Electric, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1946-1947; research engineer, Éleuthère Irénée Du Pont Nemours & Company, Wilimington, Delaware, 1950-1955; supervisor research, Éleuthère Irénée Du Pont Nemours & Company, Wilimington, Delaware, 1955-1960; manager application and product development, Celanese Plastics Company, Clark, New Jersey, 1961-1963; manager R & D, Celanese Plastics Company, Clark, New Jersey, 1964-1969; director development, Sun Chemical Corporation, Carlstadt, New Jersey, 1969-1970; vice president R & D, Sun Chemical Corporation, Carlstadt, New Jersey, 1970-1975; general manager division plastics, Rhodia Inc., New York City, 1975-1976; director R & D, Arco Polymers, Inc., Philadelphia, 1976-1977; vice president R & D, Arco Polymers, Inc., Philadelphia, 1978-1979; president, Target Group, Inc., Philadelphia, since 1980.
President Board Health, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 1955-1959. Member American Chemical Society (chairman division chemical marketing and economics 1988-1989), American Institute Chemical Engineers, Association Consultant Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Society Plastics Engineers, Society Plastics Industry.
Married Janice Kirchner, December 20, 1947 (divorced 1982). Children: Geoffrey P., Greggory P., Gabrielle, Giselle.