[2][3][4] His father worked in the family construction business founded by his grandfather Julius Tishman and died when he was 4.
[2] In 1946, he graduated from University of Michigan, where he studied electrical engineering.
He established the Tishman Construction Management Program, at University of Michigan, with a $5 million gift.
[2][7] His son Dan is chairman and CEO of the family company renamed the Tishman Construction Corporation.
[8][9] Tishman died on February 6, 2016, at his home in Bedford, New York.