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David Ogilvy
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British advertising executive (1911-1999)
Key facts
- Born
- David Mackenzie Ogilvy , 23 June 1911, West Horsley , Surrey, England, United Kingdom
- Died
- 21 July 1999 (1999-07-21) (aged 88), Château de Touffou , Bonnes, France
- Occupation
- Advertising executive
- Children
- David F. Ogilvy
- Relatives
- Ian Ogilvy (nephew)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mackenzie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- West Horsley
- Educated at
- Christ Church
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- David ogilvy.jpg
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- Commons category
- David Ogilvy
- date of birth
- 1911-06-23
- date of death
- 1999-07-21
- described at URL
- arieltsq.github.io/biography/index.html
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
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Encyclopedic overview
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David Mackenzie Ogilvy CBE (/ˈoʊɡəlviː/; 23 June 1911 – 21 July 1999) was a British advertising tycoon and founder of Ogilvy & Mather. Trained at the Gallup research organisation, he created highly successful advertising campaigns for brands such as Rolls-Royce, Dove soap, and Hathaway shirts, which he attributed to meticulous research into consumer habits. His advertising career has led him to be known as the "Father of Advertising."
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