Austin Bide
British chemist and businessman
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| Intro | British chemist and businessman | |
| A.K.A. | Austin Ernest Bide | |
| A.K.A. | Austin Ernest Bide | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Chemist Businessperson | |
| Work field | Business Science | |
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| Birth | 11 September 1915 | |
| Death | 11 May 2008 (aged 92 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Sir Austin Ernest Bide (11 September 1915 – 11 May 2008) was a British chemist and industrialist. He was president of Glaxo from 1973 to 1985, and chairman of British Leyland from 1984 to 1986. He was knighted in 1980. He died in St. Anthony's Hospital of bronchopneumonia after suffering from a stroke.