Robert H. Krieble (August 22, 1916 – May 8, 1997) was a chemist who co-founded the Loctite Corporation in 1953 (with his father, Vernon K. Krieble) and was a leading figure in the company in various capacities until 1986, having served as chief executive from 1964 to 1985. Krieble served on the board of the Heritage Foundation from 1978 (becoming vice chairman in 1985) and on the board of the Free Congress Foundation. He also formed the Krieble Institute in 1989, "to promote democracy and economic freedom in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe". In the service of the Institute "he made more than 80 trips over there, conducting seminars, meeting with leaders and training a full-time network of over 20,000 field experts to establish political economic reform." In 1990 he was named by President George H. W. Bush to the Executive Committee of the Citizens Democracy Corps.
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22 August 1916
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8 May 1997 (aged 80)
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Zodiac | Leo |
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