text: American guru Joseph M. Juran dies at age 103
  
  March 2, 2008 
  
  Dr. Joseph M. Juran, an American industrial engineer and philanthropist, has died from a stroke on February 28 at the age of 103. 
  He was born on December 24, 1904 in Brăila, Romania. In 1924, with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota (he would later earn a law degree), Juran joined Western Electric at the Hawthorne Works. His first job was in the inspection branch. 
  Juran was promoted to a managerial position in 1928, and the following year became a division chief. He would publish his first quality related article in Mechanical Engineering in 1935. In 1937 he moved to Western Electric/AT&T's headquarters in New York City.
tokens: American guru Joseph M. Juran dies at age 103 March 2 , 2008 Dr. Joseph M. Juran , an American industrial engineer and philanthropist , has died from a stroke on February 28 at the age of 103 . He was born on December 24 , 1904 in Brăila , Romania . In 1924 , with a bachelor 's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota ( he would later earn a law degree ) , Juran joined Western Electric at the Hawthorne Works . His first job was in the inspection branch . Juran was promoted to a managerial position in 1928 , and the following year became a division chief . He would publish his first quality related article in Mechanical Engineering in 1935 . In 1937 he moved to Western Electric / AT&T 's headquarters in New York City .
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