Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Slate, John H.
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Slate, John H., 1913-1967
Other form(s) of name
- John H. Slate
- John Slate
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1913-1967
History
John H. Slate was a classmate of Merton's at Columbia University. He was a lawyer with the firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom in New York, and specialized in aviation law. In addition, he contributed humorous pieces to «Fortune», «The Atlantic Monthly», and «The Saturday Evening Post». Merton had heard reports about Slate from other Columbia alumni friends, but had not been in direct contact for many years. Slate died of a heart attack later in that same year they were in contact concerning the literary estate.