Edgar John Uihlein Jr. (October 28, 1916 – May 19, 2005)[1] was an American businessman and the co-founder of General Binding Corporation.
Early life
Uihlein was the son of Edgar John Uihlein Sr. (1877–1956) of Lake Bluff, Illinois, who was a vice-president and director of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, and Paula Huck, daughter of Chicago beer baron L.C. Huck and granddaughter of beer baron John Huck.[2]
He was educated at Hotchkiss School and Princeton University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in modern languages in 1940.
Career
In 1940, he obtained a commission in the US Navy, rising to lieutenant commander, and becoming chief flight instructor at Glenview Naval Air Station.
In 1947, Uihlein and a Navy friend, Bill Lane, founded General Binding Corporation.