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  1. Aug 29, 2024 · LEONARD RIGGIO Obituary. RIGGIO--Leonard. The Rudin, Earls, and Papachristidis families are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Leonard. Len was a true visionary. His innovation and ...

  2. Aug 29, 2024 · RIGGIO--Leonard. February 28, 1941 - August 27, 2024. The Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation mourns the passing of Leonard Riggio, a distinguished alumnus, devoted supporter, and cherished friend of Broo

  3. Aug 30, 2024 · A few years later, in 1971, Mr. Riggio, armed with a $1.2 million loan (the equivalent of about $9.3 million today), bought Barnes & Noble, a bookstore on Fifth Avenue at 18th Street that William ...

  4. Aug 27, 2024 · Leonard Riggio, who built Barnes & Noble into largest US bookstore chain, dies at 83. Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio, who built a single bookstore into a national powerhouse, passed away in ...

  5. Aug 27, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.

  6. Aug 27, 2024 · Washington, D.C. Riggio-Lynch Chapel Clinton, Tennessee. Leonard Riggio, founder and former chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc., has died following a valiant battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 83.

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  8. Aug 28, 2024 · August 28, 2024 at 7:05 p.m. EDT. Leonard Riggio, a swaggering Brooklyn-bred executive who grew Barnes & Noble into the country’s largest bookselling chain, then sparred with Amazon as online ...