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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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1AMOUZEGAR, Jamshid, B.C.E., M.S., Ph.D.; Iranian politician; b. 25 June 1923; s. of Turan and Habibollah Amouzegar; m. Ulrike Amouzegar 1951; ed. Univs. of Teheran, Cornell, Washington. UN Expert, Mission to Iran 1951; Chief, Eng. Dept 1952-55; Deputy Minister of Health 1955-58; Minister of Labour 1958-59, of Agriculture 1959-60; Consulting Eng. 1960-64; Chair. Int. Civil Service Advisory Bd. of UN 1962-67; Minister of Health 1964-65, of Finance 1965-74, of Interior and Employment 1974-76; Minister of State 1976-77; Sec.-Gen. Rastakhiz Party 1976-77, Jan.-Aug. 1978; Prime Minister of Iran 1977-78; fmr. Chief Oil Negotiator to Shah; First Order of the Taj. Leisure interests: listening to music, reading poetry. Address: Teheran, Iran.
3AMOYAL, Pierre Alain Wilfred; French violinist; b. 22 June 1949, Paris; s. of Dr. Wilfred and Vera (Popravka) Amoyal; m. Susan Ilene Moses 1973; one s.; ed. Cours d'Etat, Vanves, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, Paris, Univ. of Southern California, U.S.A. (studied with Jascha Heifetz, q.v.); invited by Sir Georg Solti to perform Berg's violin concerto with Orchestre de Paris 1971; invited by Pierre Boulez to perform Schoenberg's Concerto with Orchestre de Paris 1977; Prof. of Violin, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, Paris 1977; numerous performances throughout world with orchestras including Royal Philharmonic, New Philharmonia, l'Orchestre National de France, Residentie-Orkest, The Hague; First Prize, Conservatoire de Versailles 1960, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, Paris 1962, for chamber music, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique; Prix Ginette Neveu; Prix Paganini; Prix Enesco 1970; Grand Prix du Disque 1973, 1977. Numerous recordings including: Symphonie espagnole (Lalo); Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn); Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 and 2 Sonatas (Prokofiev); Tartini's concertos; Third Concerto, Havaneise, and Rondo capriccioso (Saint-Saëns); Concerto No. 1 (Bruch); Concerto (Glazunov). Leisure interests: photography, motor cars, tennis. Address: 21 rue des Hortensias, 91540 Mennecy, France. Telephone: 499-7798.
5AMRITANAND, Rt. Rev. Joseph; Indian ecclesiastic; b. 17 Feb. 1917; ed. Forman Christian Coll., Lahore and Bishop's Coll. Ordained Deacon 1941, Priest 1943; Bishop of Assam 1949-62; Bishop of Lucknow 1962-70; Bishop of Calcutta 1970-, also of Durgapur 1972-74. Address: Bishop's House, 51 Chowringhee Road, Calcutta 700071, India.
7AMSTERDAM, Gustave G.; American financier; b. 25 Aug. 1908, Philadelphia; s. of Benjamin Amsterdam and Anna Feld; m. Valla Abel 1933; one s.; ed. Univ. of Pennsylvania. Vice-Pres. Albert M. Greenfield & Co. 1938-56; Vice-Pres. Bankers' Securities Corp. 1946-51, Exec. Vice-Pres. 1951-55, Pres. 1955-70, Chair. 1959-; Chair. City Stores Co., Diversified Stores Co. Inc.; Pres. Benjamin Franklin Hotel Corp., Albert M. Greenfield Foundation; Vice-Pres. Bankers' Realty Corp., Lit Bros. Foundation; mem. of bd. of numerous other cos.; Trustee, Univ. of Pa. Address: 1401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 (Office). 5209 Woodbine Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19131, U.S.A. (Home).
9AMUZEGAR, Jahangir, Ph.D.; Iranian economist and politician; b. 13 Jan. 1920, Teheran; s. of Habibollah Amouzegar and Turan Azemudeh; m. Eleanor R. Horn 1958; ed. Univs. of Teheran, Washington and California. Teaching Asst., Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles 1951-53; Lecturer, Whittier Coll. 1953, Univ. of Mich. 1953-55; Asst. Prof. Pomona Coll., Claremont, Calif. 1955-56; Asst. Prof. Mich. State Univ., E. Lansing, Mich. 1956-58; Assoc. Prof. Occidental Coll. and Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles 1958-60; Brookings Research Prof. 1960-61; Lecturer, Univ. of Maryland 1963-73; Distinguished Adjunct Prof., American Univ., Washington 1975-; Econ. Adviser, Plan Org., Govt. of Iran 1956-57; Minister of Commerce, Iran 1961-62; mem. Council of Money and Credit 1961-62, High Econ. Council 1961-62; mem. Bd. of Dirs. Bank Melli Iran 1961-62; Chair Bd. Iran Foreign Trade Co. (Iranian Govt. Org.) 1961-62; Minister of Finance 1962; Chair. High Council of Nat. Iranian Oil Co. 1962; Chief of Iranian Econ. Mission, Washington, D.C. 1963-76; Exec. Dir. Int. Monetary Fund 1973-78; Amb.-at-Large 1963-78; Perm Rep to IMF 1976-78, alt. Gov. 1962. Publications: Technical Assistance in Theory and Practice: The Case of Iran 1966, Iran: Economic Development under Dualistic Conditions 1971, Energy Policies of the World: Iran 1975, Iran: An Economic Profile 1977; numerous articles in professional journals in U.S., Europe and Asia.
11AN P'ING-SHENG; Chinese politician. Provincial Cadre in Kwangtung 1955, Vice-Gov. Kwangtung 1956-61; Sec. Kwangsi CCP Cttee. 1961-67, 1971-75, First Sec. 1975-77; Vice-Chair. Kwangsi Revolutionary Cttee. 1968-75, Chair. 1975-77; Chair. Yunnan Rev. Cttee. 1977-, First Sec. Yunnan CCP Cttee. 1977-; First Political Commissar Kunming Mil. Region 1977-; mem. 10th Cen. Cttee. 1973, 11th Cen. Cttee. 1977. Address: People's Republic of China.
13ANAND, Bal Krishan, M.B., B.S., M.D.; Indian physiologist; b. 19 Sept. 1917, Lahore; s. of V. D. Anand and Saraswati Anand; m. Kamla Puri 1942; one s. two d.; ed. Government Coll. and K.E. Medical Coll., Lahore. Prof. of Physiology, Lady Hardinge Medical Coll., New Delhi 1949-57, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 1957-74, Prof. Emer. 1977; Pres. XXVI Int. Congress of Physiological Sciences, New Delhi 1974; Asst. Dir. WHO. (S.E. Asia) 1974-77; Vice-Chancellor, Banaras Hindu Univ., Varanasi 1978; Rockefeller Foundation Fellow at Yale Univ. School of Medicine 1950-51; Fellow Indian Acad. of Medical Sciences, Nat. Inst. of Sciences (F.N.I.); Indian Council of Medical Research Sr. Research Award 1962; Watumull Foundation Award in Medicine 1961; Sir Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Memorial Award for Scientific Research in Medicine 1963; Padma Shri 1969; Medical Council of India Silver Jubilee Research Award 1969. Leisure interests: literature, photography, tennis, hiking. Address: Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Telephone: 63138 (Office); Varanasi 62339, New Delhi 672949 (Home).
15ANAND, Mulk Raj, Ph.D.; Indian writer and critic; b. 12 Dec. 1905, Peshawar; s. of Lalchand Anand and Ishwar Kaur; m. 1st Kathleen van Gelder 1939 (divorced 1948), 2nd Shirin Vajifdar 1950; one d.; ed. Punjab and London Univs.; active in Nationalist and Gandhi movements; lecturer, London County Council; BBC broadcaster, film script writer, British Ministry of Information; edited (1956) various magazines; Leverhulme Fellow for Research in Hindustani literature; Editor Marg magazine, India; mem. Indian Nat. Acad. of Letters; fmr. Tagore Prof. of Art and Literature, Punjab Univ., Chandigarh; fmr. Chair. Nat. Acad. of Art, New Delhi; Padma Bhushan 1967. Publications: Novels: Morning Face, Private Life of an Indian Prince, The Big Heart, The Sword and the Sickle, Across the Black Waters, Untouchable, Coolie, The Barbers' Trade Union, Seven Summers, etc.; Essays: Apology for Heroism, Lines Written to an Indian Air, etc. Leisure interests: gardening, walking, travel. Address: Jassim House, 25 Cuffe Parade, Bombay 400005; c/o Marg Publications, Army Navy Building, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bombay 1; Lokayata, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi 16, India. Telephone: Bombay 211371 (Jassim House); Bombay 252576 (Marg Publs.).
17ANANIAN, Vakhtang Stepanovich; Soviet writer; b. 8 Aug. 1905, Shamakhyan, Armenia. Corresp. and later Editor Matchkal; full-time writing 1945-; mem. CPSU 1928-; two Orders of Red Banner of Labour, Badge of Honour. Publications include: The Fiery Ring 1930, On the Field of Battle 1946, After the War 1947, A Chrestomathy of Hunters Stories (8 vols.) 1948-77, At the Shore of Lake Sevan 1950, Steep Paths 1955, The Childhood in Mountains 1954, The Prisoners of Leopard's Valley 1956, Animal World of Armenia Vol. I 1961, II 1962, III 1965, IV 1967, V 1975, Fatherland Mountains 1963, Complete Works (6 vols.) 1968-71. Address: Erevan 15, Paronian Street I, Floor 12, Armenian S.S.R., U.S.S.R.
19ANCLAM, Kurt; German politician; b. 7 May 1918, Kowanz; m.; one c.; ed. elementary school; baker's apprentice, rising to master baker 1932-51; mem. Schwerin Liberal Democratic Party Council 1949-54; mem. Central Cttee. 1967-, mem. Political Sub-Cttee. of Central Cttee. 1967-; correspondence course at ASR Potsdam-Babelsberg—qualified as lawyer 1953-59; Personal Adviser to Deputy Chair. of Council of Ministers 1957-66; Chair. Halle District Asscn. of Liberal Democratic Party 1966-; Deputy to People's Chamber 1954-63 and 1967-; Deputy Chair. sub-cttee. supervising elections 1967-71, mem. Council of State 1971-; Vaterländischer Verdienstorden (Gold) and other decorations. Address: Staatsrat, 102 Berlin den Marx-Engels-Platz, German Democratic Republic.
21ANDERHEGGEN, Erwin; German business executive; b. 23 Jan. 1909, Cologne; s. of Ernst and Eugenie (née Eschen) Anderhegggen; m. Gerda Klinger 1962; ed. Univ. of Freiburg and Technische Hochschule, Berlin; engaged in copper and nickel mining in Iran 1937; joined Steinkohlenbergwerk Friedrich Heinrich AG, Kamp-Lintfort 1939, mem. Exec. Bd. 1951, Chair. Exec. Bd. 1957; mem. Exec. Bd. Bergbau AG, Niederrhein AG 1969-72; Chair. Exec. Bd. Saarbergwerke AG 1972-76; Chair. Int. Cttee. for Coal Research 1973-; Dr. Ing. e.h. Publications: articles in journals. Leisure interests: research and development, music. Address: 6600 Saarbrücken, Stengelstrasse 1, Postfach 1030, Federal Republic of Germany. Telephone: (0681) 405 3890; 617 33, 537 96.
23ANDERS, William Alison, M.Sc.; American government official and fmr. astronaut; b. 17 Oct. 1933, Hong Kong; s. of Commdr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Anders; m. Valerie Hoard; four s. one d.; ed. U.S. Naval Acad. and Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Commissioned in the Air Force and received flight training; fighter pilot, Air Defense Command; nuclear eng.
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