Andrew Grove

Andrew Grove

Co-founder of Intel
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Andrew Stephen Grove (born András István Gróf; 2 September 1936 – 21 March 2016) was a Hungarian-born American businessman, engineer, author and a pioneer in the semiconductor industry. He escaped from Communist-controlled Hungary at the age of 20 and moved to the United States, where he finished his education. He was the third employee and eventual third CEO of Intel, helping transform the company into the world's largest manufacturer of semiconductors.

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Andrew Grove was born on Wednesday, 2 September 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. He was best known as a business professional. Grove's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Monday, 21 March 2016 in Los Altos, California, U.S. at the age of 79. His religion is listed as Jewish. He had blue eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His net worth was reported to be $500,000,000 US dollars. His zodiac star sign was Virgo.

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Former COO, Chairman and CEO, currently senior advisor Intel Corporation
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Andrew Grove is known for his role in the TV series Charlie Rose (1991) as Himself - Guest.

He is also known for his role in the TV series American Experience (1988) as Self - Fairchild Semiconductor.

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