Clarence Ditlow
| Clarence Ditlow | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 26, 1944 Louisville, Georgia |
| Died | November 11, 2016 (aged 72) Washington, DC |
| Alma mater |
Lehigh University (BA) Georgetown University Law Center (JD) Harvard Law School (LLM) |
Clarence Mintzer Ditlow III (January 26, 1944 – November 11, 2016) was an American consumer advocate closely associated with automotive safety. He was closely associated with Ralph Nader's organizations, and has been given credit for helping to instigate several critical safety changes within the auto industry.
Ditlow III was born on January 26, 1944, to Clarence M. Ditlow Jr. and Myrtice (Lamb) Ditlow in Louisville, Georgia and was raised in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. His father was employed by a Chevrolet dealership as a service manager, in nearby Harrisburg.
Ditlow was educated as both an engineer and as a lawyer. He attended Lehigh University where he was on the wrestling team. He completed his undergraduate work in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. Out of college he was employed by the US Patent Office for five years as a patent examiner. During this time period he joined "Nader's Raiders" as a volunteer. Continuing his education, he earned a law degree from Georgetown University in 1970 and a master's degree in environmental law from Harvard University the next year. He was mentored by Ralph Nader at the beginning of his career, beginning his association in 1971 with such groups as tha U.S. Public Interest Research Group as a lawyer. In 1976 he became executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a position he held for more than forty years until his death. He met Marilyn Hermann in 1979 and she eventually became his wife; they married on October 22, 2016. He battled cancer for the last year of his life, but continued his advocacy work, giving testimony regarding autonomous vehicle safety to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Ditlow died of colon cancer on November 11, 2016, at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC.
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