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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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2l'Association de l'Afrique au marché commun 1962. Leisure interests: golf, skiing. Address: Ambassade de France, 26 Nazvavägen, 11523 Stockholm, Sweden. Telephone: 630270.
4GAUTIER, Jean-Jacques; French dramatic critic; b. 4 Nov. 1908, Essômes, Aisne; m. Gladys Leigh 1946; ed. Collège de Dieppe, Lycée de Laon, and Univ. of Paris. Journalist L'Echo de Paris 1935; Editorial staff L'Époque until 1939; Dramatic Critic Figaro 1944-; Sec.-Général Comédie Française until 1946; mem. Acad. Française 1972-; Prix Goncourt 1946, Grand Prix de la Nouvelle 1957, Grand Prix Littéraire de Monaco 1970; Commdr. Légion d'honneur, Croix de guerre. Publications: Histoire d'un fait divers 1946 (Prix Goncourt), Vous aurez de mes nouvelles 1957 (Grand Prix de la Nouvelle), Si tu ne m'aimes pas je t'aime 1960, C'est pas d'jeu and Deux fauteuils d'orchestre 1962, Une femme prisonnière 1968, La chambre du fond 1970, Théâtre d'aujourd'hui 1972, Cher Untel 1974, Je vais tout vous dire … essai-souvenirs 1976, Arne qui vive 1978 and other novels. Address: 25 quai d'Anjou, Paris 4e, France.
6GAUVIN, Michel, O.C., C.V.O., D.S.O., B.A.; Canadian diplomatist; b. 7 April 1919, Quebec; s. of Raymond Gauvin and Stella McLean; divorced; two s.; ed. St. Charles Garnier Coll., Laval and Carleton Univs. Amb. to Ethiopia 1966-69, to Portugal 1969-70, to Greece 1970-76; Head of Canadian del. to Int. Comm. for Control and Supervision, Viet-Nam Jan.-Aug. 1973; Canadian Sec. and Coordinator of Royal Visit July 1976; Consul-Gen., Strasbourg 1976-78; Amb. to Morocco 1978-. Publications: La geste du régiment de la chaudière. Leisure interests: golf, sailing, bridge. Address: Canadian Embassy, C.P. 709 Rabat-Agdal, Morocco. Telephone: 713-75.
8GAVAZZENI, Gianandrea; Italian musician and writer; b. 1919, Bergamo; ed. Milan Conservatory (under Renzo Lorenzoni) and under Ildebrando Pizzetti and Mario Pilati; early compositions include Concerto bergamasco (for orchestra), Paolo e Virginia (opera, first perf. at Bergamo 1935) and Il furioso nell'isola di San Domingo (ballet, first per. at San Remo 1940); conductor 1940-; associated with La Scala, Milan 1948-, Artistic Dir. 1966-68; has participated in many festivals with La Scala including the Edinburgh Festival 1957, World Fair, Brussels 1957, Expo 1967, Montreal and also at the Bolshoi and Kremlin theatres, Moscow 1964; has directed numerous operatic recordings with La Scala; as a music critic has written studies of Donizetti, Pizzetti, Mascagni, Mussorgsky and guides to the operas of Mozart, Wagner, etc.; other compositions include Il canto di S. Allessandro, Canti d'operai lombardi (for orchestra), three Concerti di Cinquando (for orchestra), violin and 'cello concertos, piano pieces and numerous songs with words by Bacchelli, Cardarelli, Rilke, etc. Address: Via Porta Dipinta 5, Bergamo, Italy.
10GAVIN, Lieut.-Gen. James M., D.S.O.; American army officer, diplomatist and business executive; b. 22 March 1907, New York, N.Y.; s. of Martin Thomas and Mary (Terrel) Gavin; m. 2nd Jean Emert Duncan 1948; one d. (first marriage), four d. (second marriage); ed. U.S. Military Acad. at West Point; enlisted as Private 1924, Lieut. 1929, Lieut.-Gen. 1944; Commanded 505th Paratroop Combat Team, landing in Sicily and Salerno 1943; Asst. Div. Commdr. 82nd Airborne Div. landing in Normandy 1944, Div. Commdr. 82nd Airborne Div. Landing in Nijmegen 1944; Ardennes 1945; Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Research 1955; Chief Research and Devt. 1955-59; Amb. to France 1961-62; Pres. Arthur D. Little, Inc. 1960-61, Chair. of the Board 1964-77, Dir. and Consultant 1977-70; Dir. American Electric Power Co. Inc., John Hancock Life Insurance Co. Publications: Airborne Warfare 1947, War and Peace in the Space Age 1958, France and the Civil war in America 1964, Crisis Now 1968, On to Berlin 1978. Leisure interests: reading, golf, tennis, painting. Address: c/o Arthur D. Little Inc., 25 Acorn Park, Cambridge, Mass. 02140, U.S.A. Telephone: 617-864-5770, Ext. 2601 (Office).
12GAWRYSIAK, Jerzy; Polish politician; b. 1928, Rybno, near Włocławek; ed. Leningrad Univ.; scientific worker, Poznań Polytechnic till 1958; Sec. Poznań-Wilda Dist. Cttee. of Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) 1958-61; Deputy Head of Org. Dept., Poznań Voivod Cttee. of PZPR 1961-63, Econ. Sec. 1964-70; Deputy Chair. Praesidium of Poznań Voivod Nat. Council 1963-64; Under-Sec. of State, Ministry of Internal Trade 1971-72; Head of Econ. Dept., Cen. Cttee. of PZPR 1972; First Sec. Rzeszów Voivod Cttee. of PZPR 1972-75; mem. Cen. Cttee. of PZPR 1975-; Minister of Internal Trade and Services 1975-76; called to diplomatic service 1976-, Amb. to G.D.R. 1977-; Knight's and Officer's Cross, Order of Polonia Restituta, Order of Banner of Labour (2nd Class 1974). Address: Embassy of Polish People's Republic, Unter den Linden 72, 108 Berlin, German Democratic Republic.
14GAXOTTE, Pierre; French writer; b. 19 Nov. 1895, Revigny, Meuse; ed. Ecole Normale Supérieure; taught history 1920-22; Editor-in-chief of Candide 1924-40; now writes for Figaro; mem. Acad. Française 1953-. Publications: La révolution française 1928, Le siècle de Louis XV 1933, Frédéric II 1938, La france de Louis XIV 1946, Histoire des français, 2 vols. 1951, Thèmes et variations 1957, Histoire de France 1961, Histoire de L'Allemagne, 2 vols. (Prix des Ambassadeurs 1963) 1963, Aujourd'hui 1965, L'Académie française 1965, Paris au XVIIIe siècle 1968, Mon village et moi 1968, Le nouvel ingénu 1970, Louis XIV 1974, Les autres et moi 1975, Molière 1977. Address: 23 rue Froidevaux, Paris 14e, France.
16GAY, Geoffrey Charles Lytton, F.R.I.C.S.; British international real estate consultant; b. 14 March 1914; s. of Charles Gay and Ida Lytton; m. Dorothy Ann Rickman 1947; one s. two d.; ed. St. Paul's School; served World War II, Durham Light Infantry B.E.F. 1940, Staff Coll. Camberley and India; Lieut.-Col., Chief of Staff, Sind Dist. 1943; joined Knight Frank and Rutley 1929, Senior Partner 1973-75; Consultant 1975-; Consultant Taylor Woodrow Group 1975-; Gen. Commr. for Inland Revenue 1953-; mem. Westminster City Council 1962-71; World Pres. Int. Real Estate Fed. (FIABCI) 1973-75; mem. St. John Council for London; Gov. Benenden School; Liveryman, Worshipful Co. of Broderers; Chevalier Ordre de l'Économie Nationale 1960, Officer Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Leisure interests: photography, painting, music, theatre, fishing. Address: The Down Wood, Blandford Forum, Dorset. Telephone: 0258-54228.
18GAYOOM, Maumoon Abdul, M.A.; Maldivian politician; b. 16 Dec. 1939; ed. Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo, and American Univ. of Cairo. Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Abdullahi Bayero Coll., Ahmadu Bello Univ., Nigeria 1969-71; entered Govt. service, Maldives 1971, Man. Shipping Dept. and later Dir. of Telephone Dept.; Special Under-Sec. in Office of Prime Minister 1974; Deputy Amb. to Sri Lanka 1975; Perm. Rep. to UN 1976-77; attended regular session of Gen. Assembly 1975, Head of Del. to Gen. Assembly 1976; Minister of Transport 1977; Pres. of Repub. of Maldives responsible for Home Affairs, Educ., Prov. Affairs, Public Safety and Agric. 1978-. Address: Office of the President, Malé; Maleeaaage, Malé, Maldives (Residence).
20GAZENKO, Oleg Georgiyevich, Ph.D., M.D.; Soviet physiologist; b. 12 Dec. 1918, Nokolayevka, Stavropol territory; m.; one s. one d.; ed. Moscow Medical Inst; service in the Army 1941-46; Research Assoc. Kirov Mil. Medical Acad. 1946-47; U.S.S.R. Acad. of Sciences Inst. of Experimental Medicine 1947-69, Dir. Inst. of Medical and Biological Problems 1969-; mem. CPSU 1953; Corresp. mem. U.S.S.R. Acad. of Sciences 1966, mem. 1976-; mem. Int. Acad. of Astronautics Aerospace Medical Assn.; Order of Lenin, Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Int. Astronautics Award 1975. Publications: Works on experimental physiology and space medicine; Co-editor Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine (U.S.A.-U.S.S.R. joint publ.). Leisure interests: mountaineering, canoeing. Address: U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences, 14 Leninsky Prospekt, Moscow V-71, U.S.S.R.
22GAZIER, Albert, L. EN D.; French politician; b. 16 May 1908, Valenciennes; m. Marie-Louise Elter 1945; employed by Presses Universitaires de France, Paris; joined Socialist Party; Sec.-Gen. of Chambre des Employés de la Région Parisienne; active in Resistance during Occupation; came to England and later returned to France; mem. of CGT Bureau, CGT Del. to provisional Constituent Assemblies Algiers 1943-44, Paris 1944-45, later Sec. to CGT Bureau; Deputy of Seine; Under-Sec. for Nat. Economy in Gouin Govt.; Under-Sec. for Public Works and Transport in Bidault Govt.; Sec. to Presidency of Council in Blum Govt.; Minister of Information in Pleven and Queuille Govts. 1950-51; Minister of Social Affairs 1956-57; Minister of Information May 1958; Del. Gen. to Groupe des Experts, French Socialist Party 1974. Address: 12 avenue du Parc, 92 Vanves, France. Telephone: 642-23-08.
24GAZIT, Maj.-Gen. Shlomo; Israeli army officer; b. 1926, Turkey; m.; three c.; ed. Tel Aviv Univ.; joined Palmach 1944, Co. Commdr. Harel Brigade 1948; Dir. Office of Deputy Chief of Staff; Dir. Office of Chief of Staff 1953; Liaison Officer with French Army Del., Sinai Campaign 1956; Instructor Israel Defence Forces Staff and Command Coll. 1958-59; Gen. Staff 1960-61; Deputy Commdr. Golani Brigade 1962; Instructor Nat. Defence Coll.; with Intelligence Branch, IDF 1964-67; Dir. Dept. of Mil. Govt., Gen. Staff and Coordinator of Activities in Administered Areas, Ministry of Defence 1967-74; rank of Maj-Gen. 1973; Head of Mil. Intelligence 1973-79. Address: Military Intelligence Headquarters, Israel Defence Forces, Tel Aviv, Israel.
26GAZZAR, Abdel Hadi el; Egyptian artist; b. 1925; ed. Cairo and Rome Acad. of Fine Arts. Prof. of Painting, Cairo Faculty of Fine Arts; rep. at numerous exhbs., including the 28th and 30th Venice
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