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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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3Defense Research Cttee., Radiation Laboratory 1940-43; Group and Division Leader, Los Alamos Laboratory 1943-46; awarded Levy Medal, Franklin Inst. 1933; elected American Acad. Arts and Sciences 1938, Nat. Acad. Sciences 1946; Dir. first atomic bomb "Trinity" test Feb.-Sept. 1945; awarded Presidential Certificate of Merit for war research work on radar 1948; Trustee Assoc. Univs. Inc. 1958-59. Leisure interests: painting, photography, travel. Address: Lyman Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 02138, U.S.A. Telephone: 617-495 2868.
5BAINTON, Roland Herbert; American educationist; b. 1894, England; s. of James Bainton and Charlotte Blackham; m. Ruth Woodruff 1921; two s. three d.; ed. Whitman Coll. and Yale Univ.; emigrated to U.S.A. 1902; Instructor in Church History, Yale Univ. 1920-23, Asst. Prof. 1923-32, Assoc. Prof. 1932-36, Titus Street Prof. of Ecclesiastical History 1936-62, Emer. 1962-. Publications include: Here I Stand (A Life of Martin Luther) 1950, The Travail of Religious Liberty 1951, The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century 1952, Hunted Heretic: A Study of Michael Servetus 1953, The Age of the Reformation 1956, What Christianity Says about Sex, Love and Marriage 1957, Yale and The Ministry 1957, Pilgrim Parson, The Life of James Herbert Bainton 1958, Christian Attitudes to War and Peace 1960, Collected Papers (3 vols.) 1962, 1963, 1964, Horizon History of Christianity 1964, Erasmus of Christendom 1968, Women of the Reformation (3 vols.) 1971, 1973, 1977, Behold the Christ (art) 1974, Yesterday, Today and What Next? Reflections on History and Hope 1978, and numerous articles. Leisure interest: watercolour painting. Address: 363 St. Ronan Street, New Haven, Conn. 06511, U.S.A. Telephone: 203-624-7568, 203-426-9587.
7BAIRD, Charles Fitz, B.A.; American business executive; b. 4 Sept. 1922, Southampton, N.Y.; s. of George White and Julia (Fitz) Baird; m. Norma Adele White 1947; two s. two d.; ed. Middlebury Coll., New York Univ. and Harvard Univ.; served as Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 1943-46, 1951-52; with Standard Oil Co., N.J. 1948-65, Deputy European Financial Rep., London 1955-58, Asst. Treas. 1958-62, Dir. Esso Standard S.A. Française 1962-65; Asst. Sec. Financial Man., U.S. Navy 1965-67, Under-Sec. 1967-69; Vice-Pres. Finance, Int. Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd. (Inco Ltd.) 1969-72, Sr. Vice-Pres. 1972-76, Dir. 1974-; Vice-Chair. 1976-77, Pres. 1977-; Dir. Bank of Montreal; Dir. ICI Americas Inc.; mem. Pres.'s Comm. Marine Science, Eng. and Resources 1967-69, Nat. Advisory Comm. on Ocean and Atmosphere 1972-74, Board of Advisers Naval War Coll. 1970-74, Council on Foreign Relations; Chair. Board Trustees, Bucknell Univ.; Trustee Union Dime Savings Bank; Hon. LL.D.; U.S. Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award 1969. Address: Inco Limited, One New York Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10004, USA; 1 First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ont. M5X IC4, Canada (Offices). Telephone: (416) 361-7723.
9BAIRD, Joseph Edward; American banker and company executive; b. 18 March 1934, Columbus, Ohio; s. of Judge Edward Graham Baird and Alice Hoover Baird; m. Anne Marie Baird 1958; one s. two d.; ed. Yale Univ. Chase Manhattan Bank 1959-66; Smith, Barney & Co. Inc. 1966-67; Man. Dir., Chief Exec. Western American Bank (Europe) Ltd., London 1968-73; Pres., Chief Operating Officer, Occidental Petroleum Corpn. 1973-. Leisure interest: sailing. Address: Occidental Petroleum Corporation, 10889 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024, U.S.A. Telephone: (213) 879-1700
11BAIRD, Tadeusz; Polish composer; b. 26 July 1928, Grodzisk, Mazowiecki; s. of Edward and Maria Baird; m. Alina Sawicka 1976; ed. Warsaw State High School of Music. Prof. Extraordinary, Warsaw State High School of Music, Prof. 1977-, Chair. Dept. of Composition; Corresp. mem. Acad. of Arts of G.D.R. 1978; awarded State Prize for First Symphony 1951, Olympics Prize for Second Piano Sonatina 1952, City of Cologne Music Prize 1963, State Prize 1964, 1970, Prize of the Union of Polish Composers 1965, three First Prizes, Tribune Int. des Compositeurs, UNESCO, Paris for Four Essays, Variations without Theme, and Four Dialogues 1959, 1963, 1966, Sergius Koussevitzky Prize, U.S.A. 1968, City of Warsaw Music Prize 1970, Alfred Jurzykowski Foundation Award, New York 1971, Arthur Honegger Music Award 1974; Sibelius Medal; decorations include: Commdr. Cross of Polonia Restituta and Order of Banner of Labour (2nd Class). Compositions include: Sinfonietta 1949, Symphonies 1950, 1952, Piano Concerto 1949, Colas Breugnon (suite for string orchestra and flute) 1951, Concerto for orchestra 1953, Lyric Suite (text by J. Tuwim) 1953, Cassazione for orchestra 1956, Four Love Sonnets to Words by William Shakespeare for baritone and chamber orchestra, Four Essays for Orchestra 1957, Divertimento (for four wind instruments) 1957, String Quartet 1958 Espressioni Varianti (for violin and orchestra) 1959, Egzorta (for speaker, choir and orchestra) 1960, Erotiques (for soprano and orchestra) 1961, Study (for vocal orchestra, percussion and piano) 1961, Variations without theme (for orchestra) 1962, Epiphany Music (for orchestra) 1963, Four Dialogues for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra 1964, Tomorrow (one-act opera after Conrad), Four Songs (for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra) 1966, Four Novelties (for chamber orchestra) 1967, Five Songs (for mezzo-soprano and 16 players) 1968, Simfonia breve 1968, Third Symphony 1969, Goethe-Briefe (cantata for baritone, mixed choir and orchestra) 1970, Play (for string quartet) 1971, Psychodrama (for orchestra) 1972, Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra 1973, Elegeja (for orchestra) 1973, Concerto Lugubre for Viola and Orchestra 1975, Double Concerto for Cello, Harp and Orchestra 1977, Variations en forme de rondo for string quartet 1978; chamber pieces, works for flute, oboe, piano, clarinet and bassoon, choral and solo songs, incidental music for stage and films. Leisure interests: theatre, history of culture, travel, cars. Address: c/o Union of Polish Composers, Rynek Starego Miasta 27, Warsaw; 03-904 Warsaw, Lipsaka 11m.4, Poland (Home). Telephone: 17-43-12.
13BAKARIĆ, Vladimir, LL.D.; Yugoslav politician; b. 8 March 1912, Zagreb; s. of Stjepan and Zora Bakarić; m. Marija Bakarić; one s. two d.; helped organize uprising in Croatia 1941; mem. of Presidium of Anti-Fascist Council for Yugoslav Nat. Liberation; Sec. of the Central Cttee. of the League of Communists of Croatia 1944-66, Pres. Cen. Cttee. 1966-69; Pres. Govt. of the Nat. Repub. of Croatia, later Pres. of the Exec. Council 1945-53; Pres. Assembly of the Nat. Repub. of Croatia 1953; mem. of Presidency of the Socialist Fed. Repub. of Yugoslavia 1974; Vice-Pres. of Yugoslavia 1975-76; mem. Fed. Exec Council; mem. Exec. Bureau, Presidium of League of Communists of Yugoslavia; mem. Yugoslav Acad. of Sciences and Arts; Orders of Nat. Hero, Partisan Star (1st Class), Brotherhood and Unity (1st Class), Bravery Partisan Commemoration Medal. 1941. Address: Šetalište Karla Marxa 2, Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Telephone: 512-719.
15BAKEMA, Jacob B.; Netherlands architect; b. 8 March 1914, Groningen; s. of Kiert Bakema and Tietsia Dijkhuis; m. S. Th. Van Borssum Waalkes 1939; two s. one d.; ed. Technical High School, Groningen, Acad. of Architecture, Amsterdam, and Technical Univ., Delft; worked in architectural and planning offices of van Eesteren 1937, van Tijen 1940-43, Rotterdam Municipal Housing Dept. 1945-48, van de Broek en Bakema 1948-; German concentration camp 1943-44; mem. Int. Congress for Modern Architecture 1947-, Council mem. 1953-59; mem. Team-X 1953-; Board mem. Architectura et Amicitia 1955-67; Leader, Architectural Class, Salzburg Int. Summer Acad. 1965-69, 1973-75; Co-Editor Forum (architectural magazine) 1959-64; Prof. of Architectural Design, Technical Univ. Delft 1963; Prof. Town Planning Acad. of Hamburg 1965-; Hon. mem. A.I.A., Zentrale Vereinigung Architekten Österreichs, Bund Deutscher Architekten, Asscn. of Finnish Architects; Extraordinary mem. Akad. der Künste, Berlin; Hon. Corresp. Fellow, Asscn. of Scottish Architects; Officer, Order of Orange-Nassau, Order of Crown of Belgium; Knight, Order of Netherlands Lion; Camillo Sitte Prize 1977; Hon. Cross of the State of Salzburg 1978. Major works: Social Centre, Cinema 't Venster, Shopping Centre Lijnbaan, Rotterdam; Montessori School, Rotterdam; church in Nagele; Town Hall, Mark (Fed. Germany); housing block, Hansaviertel, Berlin; Regional Plan, North-Kennemerland (North Holland); town planning for cities of Leeuwarden, Hengelo, Eindhoven and Amsterdam; Netherlands Pavilion, Brussels Int. Exhbn. (with other); World Broadcasting Building, Hilversum; "Pampus" plan for extension of Amsterdam; building and laboratories for Technical Univ., Delft; Netherlands Pavilion, Osaka Exposition (with other) 1970; Het Dorp, Arnhem (village for handicapped people); AMRO Computer Centre, Amstelveen; Town Hall, Terneuzen. Publications: Naar een samenlevings-architectuur (Towards an Architecture for Society) 1963, Architektur und Städtebau (Architecture and Town Planning) 1963, Van Stoel tot Stad (From Doorstep to Town) 1964, L. C. van der Vlugt (Art and Architecture in the Netherlands Series) 1968, Team X-primer (ed. Alison Smithson) 1968, The Possible City 1968, Citizen and City in the Year 2000 1971, and numerous articles. Leisure interest: films. Address: Westzeedijk 246, 3016 AN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
17BAKER, Baron (Life Peer), cr. 1977, of Windrush in the County of Gloucestershire; John (Fleetwood) Baker, Kt., O.B.E., F.R.S., M.A., SC.D., D.SC., D.ENG., LL.D., F.INST.C.E., F.I.STRUCT.E.; British engineer; b. 19 March 1901, Wallasey, Cheshire; s. of J. W. Baker and Emily Fleetwood; m. Fiona Mary MacAlister Walker 1928; two d.; ed. Rossall School and Clare Coll., Cambridge. Tech. Asst. Royal Airship Words 1925; Asst. Lecturer Univ. Coll. Cardiff 1926; Scientific Asst. Building Research Station Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research 1928; Tech. Officer to Steel Structures Research Cttee. 1931-36; Prof. of Civil Eng., Bristol Univ. 1933-43; mem.
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