A.C. Nielsen of TV ratings fame dies at 92
Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., who led the company that grew into an international firm that produces the TV ratings known as “the Nielsens,” has died at the age of 92.
Nielsen died Monday in Winnetka. His family says he’d suffered from Parkinson’s disease.
Nielsen joined his father’s company, A.C. Nielsen Co., in 1945 after serving in World War II.
He became the company’s president in 1957 and took over as chairman in 1975 before stepping down in 1983 to become chairman emeritus. In that role, he engineered the company’s sale to Dun & Bradstreet Corp. for $1.3 billion in stock in 1984.
The company later was acquired by Dutch publishing company VNU. It went public in January as Nielsen Holdings N.V.
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