John L. Tishman
American real-estate developer
About John L. Tishman
Lived 1926 – 2016 (aged 90). John L. Tishman was an American real estate developer.
John Louis Tishman (January 24, 1926 – February 6, 2016) was an American real-estate developer, and chief executive officer of Tishman Realty & Construction.
Life John Louis Tishman was born to Jewish parents, Rose and Louis Tishman, on January 24, 1926, in New York City. His father worked in the family construction business founded by his grandfather Julius Tishman and died when he was 4. He supported the New School, with a $1 million gift.
Personal life In 1953, he married Suzanne Weisberg (died 2005); they had two children, Daniel Russell Tishman and Katherine Tishman Blacklock. His son Dan is chairman and CEO of the family company renamed the Tishman Construction Corporation.
Death Tishman died on February 6, 2016, at his home in Bedford, New York.
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American real-estate developer
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John L. Tishman was born on 24 January 1926 in New York City.
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John L. Tishman died on 6 February 2016 in Bedford.
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