Merle Thorpe, Jr. (1918-Feb. 13, 1994) was an American lawyer and philanthropist. Thorpe was born in Washington DC and attended Sidwell Friends, St. Albans School and the Phillips Exeter Academy.[1][2] He then earned bachelor's and law degrees from Yale University.[1] Thorpe served as a Navy intelligence officer during World War II. After the war Thorpe joined the Washington DC law firm Hogan & Hartson, where he was a partner from 1956 to 1982.[1] Thorpe led a number of early shareholder's rights battles.[2] Thorpe took a trip to the Middle East with Senator William Fulbright in 1975 and afterwards Fulbright became a mentor to Thorpe about the region. Thorpe's interest in the region led him to start the Foundation for Middle East Peace in 1979.[2][3] He died of cancer in 1994.[2]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Robert Sherrod Dies". Washington Post. 15 February 1994.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Merle Thorpe, 76, Shareholders' Rights Advocate". New York Times. 15 February 1994.
  3. ↑ "Personality Merle Thorpe, Jr". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. 17 December 1984.


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