Sol Linowitz

Sol Myron Linowitz (December 7, 1913 – March 18, 2005) was an American diplomat, lawyer,Legends in the Law: Sol Linowitz . and businessman born in Trenton, NJ.Joe Holley, Former Diplomat Sol Linowitz, 91, Dies, Washington Post, 18 March 2005.

He was a graduate of Trenton Central High School, Hamilton College and Cornell Law School. Early in his law career, he helped Xerox get patents on office copier inventions.

Linowitz helped negotiate the return of the Panama Canal to Panama under the direction of President Jimmy Carter.  Besides being a career diplomat, lawyer, and one time chairman of Xerox, he wrote two books, "The Making of a Public Man: A Memoir", and "The Betrayed Profession".

He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He served on the Cornell University Board of Trustees.

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