David E. Lilienthal

David E. Lilienthal
David E. Lilienthal before a Senate committee in 1937
Chairman, United States Atomic Energy Commission
In office 1946 – February 15, 1950
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Gordon Dean
Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority
In office 1941–1946
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Gordon R. Clapp
Vice Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority
In office 1939–1941
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Co-Director, Tennessee Valley Authority
In office 1933–1941
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Personal details
Born	David Eli Lilienthal (1899-07-08)July 8, 1899 Morton, Illinois, US
Died	January 15, 1981(1981-01-15) (aged 81) New York City, US
Spouse	Helen Marian Lamb
Alma mater	DePauw University Harvard Law School
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David Eli Lilienthal (July 8, 1899 – January 15, 1981) was an American attorney and public administrator, best known for his presidential appointment to head Tennessee Valley Authority^[1] and later the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). He had practiced public utility law and led the Wisconsin Public Utilities Commission.^[2]

Later he was co-author with Dean Acheson (later Secretary of State) of the 1946 Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy, which outlined possible methods for international control of nuclear weapons. As chair of the AEC, he was one of the pioneers in civilian management of nuclear power resources.^[3]