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Andrew Stephen "Andy" Grove (born András István Gróf, 2 September 1936), is a Hungarian-born American businessman, engineer, and author. He is a science pioneer in the semiconductor industry. He escaped from Communist-controlled Hungary at the age of 20 and moved to the United States where he finished his education. He later became CEO of Intel Corporation and helped transform the company into the world's largest manufacturer of semiconductors. As a result of his work at Intel, and from his books and professional articles, Grove had a considerable influence on the management of modern electronics manufacturing industries worldwide. He has been called the "guy who drove the growth phase" of Silicon Valley.〔 Steve Jobs, when he was considering returning to be Apple's CEO, called Grove, who was someone he "idolized," for his personal advice.〔("Robert Noyce: Why Steve Jobs idolized Noyce" ), ''Christian Science Monitor'', Dec. 12, 2011〕 One source notes that by his accomplishments at Intel alone, he "merits a place alongside the great business leaders of the 20th century."〔''Movers and Shakers: the 100 Most Influential Figures in Modern Business'', Basic Books (2003) pp. 205-207〕 In 2000, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and is a contributor to several foundations that sponsor research towards a cure.〔("Andy Grove's Last Stand" )〕 ==Early life and education== Grove was born to a middle-class Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, the son of Maria and George Gróf. Growing up, he was known to friends as "Andris". At the age of four he contracted scarlet fever, which was nearly fatal and caused partial hearing loss.〔 When he was eight, the Nazis occupied Hungary and deported nearly 500,000 Jews to concentration camps. He and his mother took on false identities and were sheltered by friends.〔 His father was taken to an Eastern Labor Camp to do forced labor, but was reunited with his family after the war. During the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, when he was 20, he left his home and family and escaped across the border into Austria, where he eventually made his way to the United States in 1957. There, he changed his name to Andrew S. Grove.〔 To this day, he speaks English with a Hungarian accent. Grove summarizes his first twenty years of life in Hungary in his memoirs: Soon after arriving in the United States, in New York, in 1957, he met his future wife, Eva Kastan, who was a fellow refugee. They met while he held a job as a busboy and she was a waitress. They married in June 1958 and have been married since, having two daughters.〔("Andrew Grove 1 of the 3 co-founders of Intel Corp" ), ''CrownHeights.info'', July 18, 2007〕 Even though he arrived in the United States with little money, Grove retained a "passion for learning."〔 He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the City College of New York in 1960, and earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1963. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Grove」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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