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The International who's who ; who's who in the world, incorporated with the International blue book … a biographical dictionary of the world's notable living men and women, 1910
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2June 1979-. Leisure interests: walking, swimming and golf. Address: House of Commons, London, S.W.1; and 5 Hollingsworth Road, Croydon, Surrey, England. Telephone: 01-657 6891 (Home).
4PRENTZEL, Felix Alexander, DR. IUR., DIPL.-ING.; German business executive; b. 19 March 1905; ed. Technische Hochschule, Berlin-Charlottenburg, and Univ. of Erlangen; IG-Farbenindustrie A.G., Berlin 1934-47; Fed. Ministry of Commerce 1947-55; mem. Man. Board DEGUSSA (Deutsche Gold-und Silber-Scheideanstalt, formerly Roessler) 1955-59, Chair. of the Man. Board 1959-73; mem. Advisory Board Farbwerke Hoechst A.G., Frankfurt, Metallgesellschaft A.G., Frankfurt, Norddeutsche Affinerie, Hamburg, Frankfurter Versicherungs-A.G., Frankfurt, Didier-Werke A.G., Wiesbaden, NSU Motorenwerke A.G., Neckarsulm, Schilde A.G., Bad Hersfeld. Address: Bross Strasse 11-13, 6 Frankfurt/Main, Federal Republic of Germany.
6PRESS, Frank, American geophysicist; b. 4 Dec. 1924, Brooklyn, New York; s. of Solomon and Dora (Steinholz) Press; m. Billie Kallick 1946; two c.; ed. Coll. of City of New York and Columbia Univ.; Research Associate, Columbia Univ. 1946-49, Instructor, Geology 1949-51, Asst. Prof. of Geology 1951-52, Assoc. Prof. 1952-55; Prof. Geophysics, Calif. Inst. of Technology 1955-65, Dir. Seismological Laboratory 1957-65; Co-editor Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 1957-; Chair. Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mass. Inst. of Technology 1965-77; Dir. Office of Science and Tech. Policy, Exec. Office of Pres., and Science and Tech. Adviser to Pres. 1977-; Consultant to U.S. Navy 1956-57, U.S. Dept. of Defense 1958-62, NASA 1960-62, and 1965-; mem. U.S. del. Nuclear Test Ban Conf. Geneva 1959-61, Moscow 1963; Pres. Science Advisory Comm. 1961-64; Chair. Board of Advisors Nat. Center for Earthquake Research of the U.S.G.S. 1966-; Planetology Subcomm. NASA 1966-; Chair. Earthquake Prediction Panel Office of Science and Technology 1965-; Fellow American Acad. of Arts and Sciences 1966; Fellow Royal Astronomical Soc., mem. Nat. Acad. of Sciences 1958; mem. Nat. Science Board 1970-77; fmr. Pres. American Geophysical Union; Chair. Cttee. on Scholarly Communication with People's Repub. of China 1975-77; mem. U.S.—U.S.S.R. Working Group in Earthquake Prediction 1973; fmr. mem. Exec. Council Nat. Acad. of Sciences; Hon. LL.D. (City Univ. of N.Y.) 1972, Hon. D.Sc. (Notre Dame Univ.) 1973, Townsend Harris Medal Coll. of the City of New York; Royal Astronomical Soc. Gold Medal (U.K.) 1971; Day Medal Geological Soc. of America, Interior 1972; NASA Award 1973; Killian Faculty Achievement Award, M.I.T. 1975. Publication: Earth (with R. Siever) 1974. Leisure interests: skiing, sailing. Address: Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C. 20500; 2500 Virginia Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, U.S.A. (Home). Telephone: (202) 456-7116 (Office); (202) 333-6062 (Home).
8PRESTON, Peter John, M.A.; British journalist; b. 23 May 1938, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire; s. of John Whittle Preston and Kathlyn (née Chell); m. Jean Mary Burrell 1962; two s. two d.; ed. Loughborough Grammar School and St. John's Coll., Oxford; Editorial Trainee, Liverpool Daily Post 1960-63; Political Reporter, The Guardian 1963-64, Educ. Corresp. 1965-66, Diary Editor 1966-68, Features Editor 1968-72, Production Editor 1972-75, Editor, The Guardian 1975-. Leisure interests: football, films, four children. Address: The Guardian, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3ER, England. Telephone: 01-278 2332.
10PRETI, Luigi; Italian politician; b. 23 Oct. 1914; fmr. lawyer and Prof. of Philosophy and Pedagogy; mem. Constituent Assembly 1946-47, Chamber of Deputies 1947-; Under-Sec. of State to Treas. (War Pensions Dept.) 1954; Minister for Finance 1958-59, 1966-68, of Foreign Trade 1962-63, without Portfolio Dec. 1963-66, for the Budget 1968-69, of Finance 1970-72, of Transport and Civil Aviation 1973-74 of Transport and the Merchant Navy March 1979-; Social Democrat. Address: Camera dei Deputati, Rome, Italy.
12PRÊTRE, Georges; French conductor; b. 14 Aug. 1924; s. of Emile and Jeanne (Dérin) Prêtre; m. Gina Marny 1950; one s. one d.; ed. Lycée and Conservatoire de Douai, Conservatoire nationale supérieur de musique de Paris and Ecole des chefs d'orchestre; Dir. of Music, Opera Houses of Marseilles, Lille and Toulouse 1946-55, Dir. of music Opéra-comique, Paris, 1955-59, at l'Opéra 1959-; Dir.-Gen. of Music at l'Opéra 1970-71; conductor of the symphonic asscsns. of Paris and of principal festivals throughout the world; also conducted at La Scala, Milan and major American orchestras; Conductor Metropolitan Opera House, New York 1964-65, La Scala, Milan 1965-66, Salzburg 1966; Légion d'honneur 1971, Haute Distinction République Italienne 1975. Address: 19 rue de Montbuisson, 78430 Louveciennes, France.
14PREVIN, André George; American conductor, composer and pianist; b. (as Andreas Ludwig Priwin) 6 April 1929, Berlin, Germany; s. of Jack and Charlotte (Epstein) Previn; m. 1st Betty Bennett (divorced), two d.; m. 2nd Dory Langan 1959 (divorced 1970); m. 3rd Mia Farrow (q.v.) 1970 (divorced 1979), three s. three d.; ed. Berlin and Paris Conservatories and Univ. of Calif.; Music Dir. Houston Symphony, U.S. 1967-69; Music Dir. and Principal Conductor, London Symphony Orchestra 1968-(79); composed and conducted approx. 50 film scores 1950-65; Guest conductor of most major world orchestras, also Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Salzburg, Edinburgh, Osaka, Flanders Festivals; Music Dir. London South Bank Summer Music Festival 1972-74, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 1976-; series of television specials for BBC and for American Public Broadcasting Service; Television Critics Award 1972; Acad. Award for Best Film Score 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965. Major works: Symphony for Strings 1965, Overture to a Comedy 1966, Suite for Piano 1967, Cello Concerto 1968, Four Songs, Soprano and Orchestra 1968, Two Serenades for Violin 1969, Guitar Concerto 1970, Piano Preludes 1972, Woodwind Quintet 1973, Good Companions (musical) 1974, Song Cycle on Poems by Philip Larkin 1977, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (music, drama, text by Tom Stoppard) 1977, Pages from the Calendar (for Solo Piano) 1977, Peaches (for Flute and Strings) 1978. Publications: Music Face to Face 1971, Orchestra 1977. Leisure interests: collecting contemporary art, fencing, American folk art. Address: c/o London Symphony Orchestra, 19 Argyll Street, London, W.1. England.
16PRÉVOT, André-Romain, DR. EN MED., DR. ÈS SC.; French biologist; b. 22 July 1894, Douai (Nord); s. of Romain Prévot and Alix Mangoux; m. Anna Sörensen 1918; three s. one d.; ed. Lycée de Douai, Faculté des Sciences, Lille, Faculté de Médecine, Paris; Institut Pasteur, Paris 1922- (retd. 1965); fmr. Pres. Soc. française d'Hématologie, Soc. française de Microbiologie; Pres. numerous Int. Congresses; mem. Section of Human Biology and Medical Sciences, French Acad. of Sciences; mem. Section of Biol. Sciences, Acad. of Medicine; Officier de la Légion d'honneur, Officier de l'Ordre de la Santé Publique, Grand Officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite. Publications: Biologie des infections anaérobies 1954, Manuel de classification des anaérobies 1957 (American edn. 1965), Traité de systématique bactérienne 1961, Les bactéries anaérobies 1967, Encyclopédie internationale des sciences et des techniques, département "Bactériologie" 1969, Humus (Biogénèse, Biochimie, Biologie) 1970, Bactéries anaérobies mises à jour 1972, Biogénèse bactérienne du méthane et des pétroles 1977, Techniques pour la détermination des anaérobies, Bactériologie—notions élémentaires. Leisure interests: bibliography of biology of humification; practical applications in an experimental garden. Address: Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris; Hone: 6 rue Gathelot, 92140 Clamart, France. Telephone: 642-08-06.
18PREY, Hermann; German opera and concert singer; b. 11 July 1929, Berlin; m. Barbara Pniok; one s. two d.; ed. Humanistisches Gymnasium " Zum Grauen Kloster", Berlin, and Staatliche Musikhochschule, Berlin; at State Opera, Wiesbaden 1952, also Hamburg, Munich, Berlin, Vienna; guest appearances at La Scala, Milan, Metropolitan Opera, New York, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, San Francisco Opera; has sung at Festivals at Salzburg, Bayreuth, Edinburgh, Vienna, Tokyo, Aix-en-Provence, Perugia, Berlin, etc.; now with Munich State Opera; Meistersänger-Wettbewerb, Nuremberg 1952. Leisure interests: riding, films. Address: Dr.8033 Krailling vor München, Fichtenstrasse 14, Federal Republic of Germany. Telephone: 0811-89-65-90.
20PRICE, Byron, A.B., A.M., LL.D.; American journalist and public servant; b. 25 March 1891, Clearspring Township, La Grange County, Ind.; s. of John and Emeline (Barnes) Price (British); m. Priscilla Alden 1920; ed. Wabash Coll.; reporter and editor United Press Asscn. Chicago and Omaha 1912; with Associated Press 1912-41, News Editor Washington Bureau 1922-27, Chief 1927-37, Exec. News Editor 1937-41; Dir. of Censorship U.S. 1941-45; personal rep. Pres. Truman on special mission to Germany 1945; Vice-Pres. Motion Picture Asscn. of America; Chair. Asscn. of Motion Picture Producers 1946-47; awarded Pres. Medal for Merit 1946; Hon. K.B.E. 1948; Asst. Sec.-Gen. for Admin. and Financial Services, United Nations 1947-54; Dir. Gen. Press Congress of the World 1959. Address: 27 Larkspur, Hendersonville, N.C. 28739, U.S.A.
22PRICE, Don Krasher, A.B., B.A., B.LITT., LL.D., L.H.D., LITT.D.; American university professor; b. 23 Jan. 1910, Middlesboro, Ky.; s. of Don Krasher Price and Nell Rhorer Price; m. 1st Margaret (Helen) Gailbreath 1936 (died 1970), one s. one d.; m. 2nd Harriet Sloane Fels 1971; ed. Vanderbilt and Oxford Univs.; reporter Nashville Evening Tennessean 1930-32; mem. staff Home Owners' Loan Corp. 1935-37, Social Science Research Council 1937-39, Public Admin. Clearing House 1939-53, U.S. Bureau of the Budget 1945-46, Hoover Comm. on Org. of Exec. Branch of Govt. 1947-48; Deputy Chair. Research and Devt. Board, U.S. Dept. of Defense
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