Background
More, Philip Jerome was born on December 11, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Louis Eli and Anna Leah (Kahn) More.
archaeologist company executive
More, Philip Jerome was born on December 11, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Louis Eli and Anna Leah (Kahn) More.
Bachelor of Science, Heidelberg University, Germany, 1930. Postgraduate, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1936. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Roosevelt University, 1967.
Master of Business Administration, Columbia Pacific University, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in Archeology, Columbia Pacific University, 1981.
Owner, president, Feris Flying Service, Chicago, 1936-1938;
metallurgist, Standard Dental laboratories, Chicago, 1938-1939;
project design engineer, Birtman Electric Company, Chicago, 1939-1950;
senior design engineer, Hotpoint division General Electric Company, Cicero, Illinois, 1950-1968;
director purchasing, Modern Maid, McGraw Edison, Chattanooga, 1968-1976;
president, Choo-Choo Indsls., 1977-1979;
president, Things of Beauty, since 1979. Consultant on primitive monies to museums universities. Sponsor numismatic studies Roosevelt U., 1966-1967.
Chairman Roosevelt U. Numismatic Library Project.
Presidential appointee Assay Commission, 1965. Chairman Engineers for Senator Baker, since 1972. Chairman Engineers for President Carter, 1976.
Patron Educational Libraries to Exodus Trust, San Francisco, Columbia Pacific University, Petaluma, California, Hunter Museum of Art, Houston Museum, MItzpah Congregation, Chattanooga African-American Museum, Chattanooga Regional History Museum, B'nai Zion Congregation, Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, Howard School Academy and Technology. Board directors Chattanooga African American Museum, 1990. Member Gas Appliance Engineering Society (president 1970-1971), American Society Gas Engineers (national president 1975), Industrial and Science Conference (advisory council appliance design and manufacturing), North Shore Coin Club (founder, president 1950-1958), Chicago Coin Club (president 1964-1965), Central States Numismatic Society (president 1965-1966), American Association Retired Persons (president regional branch 1986.).
Married Sylvia Sally Bernstein, October 16, 1937 (divorced 1976). Children: Andrea More Williams, Michael E., William M.