Researching Max Pree
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8 people with the Pree surname? In that year Pree was ranked number 3571 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Max means "the greatest" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Max Pree on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Max Pree and the Pree Family History
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Some Famous People called Max Pree
Max De Pree
Max De Pree (October 28, 1924 – August 8, 2017) was an American businessman and writer. A son of D. J. De Pree, founder of Herman Miller office furniture company, he and his brother Hugh De Pree assumed leadership of the company in the early 1960s, Hugh becoming CEO and president in 1962. Max succeeded his brother Hugh as CEO in 1980 and served in that capacity to 1987, and he was a member of the company's Board of Directors until 1995. His book Leadership is an Art has sold more than 800,000 copies. In 1992, De Pree was inducted into Junior Achievement's U.S. Business Hall of Fame. He was involved with the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary (established in 1996 as the De Pree Center) since its establishment. He died at his home in Holland, Michigan in 2017.
Source: Max De Pree, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
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