Pitt Hyde

American businessman

Joseph Reeves Hyde III (born 1942), known as Pitt Hyde, is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist in Memphis, Tennessee. He is best known for founding AutoZone as a spinoff of his family's grocery business, Malone and Hyde, in 1979.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Pitt Hyde (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1942.¹

About

Hyde is also a part-owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Hyde graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in economics. He is a member of Presbyterian Church and studied at the Presbyterian Day School and Memphis University School.

Together with his wife, Barbara Rosser Hyde, Pitt runs the Hyde Family Foundation which works for the betterment of Memphis through hands-on philanthropy.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pitt Hyde, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

AutoZoneFounder⁸

Early life and education

Date not recordedMemphis University School³
Date not recordedUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill³
Date not recordedPresbyterian Day School³

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur.⁵

Date not recordedFounded AutoZone⁴

Personal life

Born1942, Memphis⁶
CitizenshipUnited States⁷

Sources

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WikidataPitt Hyde: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataPitt Hyde: Founded AutoZone, on Wikidata
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WikidataAutoZone, Founder