J. Edgar Hoover
| J. Edgar Hoover | |
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| Personlig information | |
| Født | John Edgar Hoover  1. januar 1895 Washington D.C. |
| Død | 2. maj 1972 (77 år) Washington D.C. |
| Dødsårsag | Hjerteinsufficiens |
| Gravsted | Congressional Cemetery |
| Politisk parti | Republikanske parti |
| Uddannelse og virke | |
| Uddannelsessted | Georgetown University, George Washington University, George Washington University Law School |
| Beskæftigelse | Bibliotekar, officer, advokat, politiker |
| Arbejdsgiver | Library of Congress, USA's Justitsministeriet (fra 1917) |
| Nomineringer og priser | |
| Udmærkelser | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Public Welfare Medal (1939) |
| Signatur | |
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John Edgar Hoover (født 1. januar 1895, død 2. maj 1972) var chef for det amerikanske forbundspoliti FBI i 48 år fra 1924 til sin død i 1972.
J. Edgar Hoover krediteres for at have opbygget FBI som det store og effektive kriminalitetsbekæmpende instrument det er i dag. Han var bl.a. den første til at sørge for at fingeraftryk og retsmedicinsk teknologi blev centraliseret.
Efter sin død i 1972, kom han i mediernes søgelys en masse beviser fra hans hemmelige handlinger blev offentliggjort. Hans kritikere anklagede ham for at overskride sine kompetenceområder.
John Edgar Hoover 1940.
Som ung i 1924.
Hoover og Clyde Tolson i 1939.
Præsident John F. Kennedy, Hoover og Bob Kennedy.
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Informal J. Edgar Hoover Smile 1940.jpg
Informal photo of J. Edgar Hoover, Director of FBI, Dept. of Justice, April 5, 1940
Informal photo of J. Edgar Hoover, Director of FBI, Dept. of Justice, April 5, 1940
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Forfatter/Opretter: Uncredited photographer for Los Angeles Daily News, Licens: CC BY 4.0
Title: J. Edgar Hoover and his assistant Clyde Tolson sitting in beach lounge chairs, circa 1939
Forfatter/Opretter: Uncredited photographer for Los Angeles Daily News, Licens: CC BY 4.0
Title: J. Edgar Hoover and his assistant Clyde Tolson sitting in beach lounge chairs, circa 1939
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John Edgar Hoover was born in Washington, D.C. on January 1, 1895. Upon completing high school, he began working at the Library of Congress and attending night classes at George Washington University Law School. In 1916, he was awarded his LL.B. and the next year his LL.M. He entered the Department of Justice on July 26, 1917. In November 1918, he was named assistant to the attorney general, and the following year, he headed the Department's General Intelligence Division (GID). When the GID was moved in the Bureau of Investigation in 1921, he became assistant director of the BOI. On May 10, 1924, Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone appointed the 29-year-old Hoover acting director of the Bureau, and by the end of the year Mr. Hoover was named Director (FBI.gov).
John Edgar Hoover was born in Washington, D.C. on January 1, 1895. Upon completing high school, he began working at the Library of Congress and attending night classes at George Washington University Law School. In 1916, he was awarded his LL.B. and the next year his LL.M. He entered the Department of Justice on July 26, 1917. In November 1918, he was named assistant to the attorney general, and the following year, he headed the Department's General Intelligence Division (GID). When the GID was moved in the Bureau of Investigation in 1921, he became assistant director of the BOI. On May 10, 1924, Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone appointed the 29-year-old Hoover acting director of the Bureau, and by the end of the year Mr. Hoover was named Director (FBI.gov).
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J. Edgar Hoover's signature.
J. Edgar Hoover's signature.
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J. Edgar Hoover, head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1961.
J. Edgar Hoover, head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1961.