Answer the following question: Facts:   - president: bill clinton    - birth name: maurice larry lawrence    - party: democratic    - predecessor: joseph bernard gildenhorn      - birth date: 16 august 1926    - resting place: el diego camino memorial park , sorrento valley , san    - order: united states ambassador to switzerland    - death date: 9 january 1996    - spouse: sheila davis    - term end: january 9 , 1996    - name: m. larry lawrence    - death place: bern , switzerland    - birth place: chicago , illiinois    - successor: madeleine m. kunin    - nationality: american    - occupation: real estate developer    - term start: february 9 , 1994    - religion: jewish   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of m. larry lawrence .
Answer:
maurice larry lawrence -lrb- august 16 , 1926 -- january 9 , 1996 -rrb- was a united states ambassador to switzerland and real estate developer .in 1991 , `` forbes magazine '' named lawrence among the 400 richest americans and estimated his fortune at $ 315 million .