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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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2Medal 1979. Publications: Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering 1971, and over 220 papers in structural analysis and design, applied mechanics, numerical methods of stress analysis, effects of impact, shock, vibration, wave action, blast and earthquakes on structures. Leisure interest: photography. Address: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. 61801 (Office); 1705 South Pleasant Street, Urbana, Ill. 61801, U.S.A. (Home). Telephone: 217-333-3813 (Office); 217-344-4795 (Home).
4NEWSOM, David Dunlop, A.B., M.S.; American diplomatist; b. 6 Jan. 1918; ed. Richmond Union High School and Calif. and Columbia Univs; Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle 1940-41; U.S. Navy 1941-45; Newspaper publr. 1945-47; Information Officer, U.S. Embassy, Karachi 1947-50; Consul, Oslo 1950-51; Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad 1951-55; Dept. of State 1955-59; U.S. Nat. War Coll. 1959-60; First Sec. U.S. Embassy, London 1960-62; Dir. Office of Northern African Affairs, State Dept. 1962-65; Amb. to Libya 1965-69; Asst. Sec. of State for African Affairs 1969-73; Amb. to Indonesia 1974-77, to Philippines 1977-78; Under-Sec. of State for Political Affairs 1978-; Dept. of State Meritorious Service Award 1958, Nat. Civil Service League Career Service Award 1971, Rockefeller Public Service Award 1973. Address: Department of State, 2201 C Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20520, (Office); 3308 Woodley Road, N.W., Washington D.C. 20008, U.S.A. (Home).
6NEWTON, Ivor, C.B.E., F.R.C.M.; British pianoforte accompanist; b. 15 Dec. 1892, London; s. of William and Gertrude Newton; accompanist with Kirsten Flagstad, John McCormack, Melba, Tetrazzini, Chaliapin, Gigli, Tito Schipa, Jussi Björling, Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Clara Butt, Ysaÿe, Piatigorsky, Pablo Casals, Yehudi Menuhin, Victoria de los Angeles; has toured extensively in Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Publication: At the Piano—Ivor Newton (autobiography) 1966. Address: Kirsten House, 24 Kinnerton Street, London, S.W.1, England. Telephone: 01-235 2882.
8NEWTON, Sir (Leslie) Gordon, Kt., B.A.; British journalist; b. 16 Sept. 1907; ed. Blundell's School and Sidney Sussex Coll., Cambridge; entered journalism 1935; Army Service 1939-45; joined Financial Times 1946, Features Editor, Leader Writer and Columnist 1946-50, Editor 1950-72; Chair. J. H. Vavasseur & Co. 1973-74; Chair. Lion Int. 1973; Chair. London Broadcasting Co. 1974-77; Deputy Chair. Mills and Allen 1974-; Dir. Pearson-Longman 1972-76, Industrial and Trade Fairs Holdings 1968-75, Throgmorton Publs. 1968-75, Trust Houses Forte 1973-, Mills and Allen Int. 1978-; Int. Publ. Corp. Hannen Swaffer Award as Journalist of the Year 1966-67. Address: Little Basing, Vicarage Walk, Bray-on-Thames, Berks., England.
10NEY, Edward, Ph.D.; American professor of physics; b. 28 Oct. 1910, Minneapolis, Minn.; s. of Otto F. and Jessamine Purdy Ney; m. June V. Felsing 1942; three s. one d.; ed. Univs. of Minnesota and Virginia; Research Asst., Univ. of Va. 1940-42, Research Assoc. 1943-46, Asst. Prof. 1946-47; Consultant Naval Research Lab. 1943-44; Asst. Prof. Univ. of Minn. 1947-50, Assoc. Prof. 1950-55, Prof. of Astrophysics 1955-, Regents' Prof. 1974; mem. Nat. Acad. of Sciences. Publications: over 100 articles in professional journals. Address: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455, U.S.A. Telephone: 612-373-4687.
12NEY, Edward Noonan, B.A.; American advertising executive; b. 26 May 1925, St. Paul, Minn.; s. of John and Marie Noonan Ney; m. 2nd Judith Ney 1974; one s. two d. (by previous marriage); ed. Amherst Coll.; Account exec., Young and Rubicam Inc. 1951, Pres. Int. Div. 1968-70; Pres., Chief Exec. Officer, Young and Rubicam Inc. 1970-; Dir. Radio Free Europe 1975-; Trustee, Cttee. for Econ. Devt. 1973-, Nat. Urban League 1974-; mem. Council on Foreign Relations 1974-. Leisure interests: tennis, paddle tennis, reading. Address: 285 Madison Avenue, New York 17, N.Y., U.S.A. Telephone: (212) 953-2022 (Office).
14NEYMAN, Jerzy, Ph.D.; American statistician and university professor; b. 16 April 1894, Bendery, Russia; s. of Czeslaw and Kazimera (Lutoslawska) Neyman; m. Olga Solodovnikova 1920; one s.; ed. Univs. of Kharkov, Russia and Warsaw, Poland; Lecturer, Inst. of Tech., Kharkov 1917-21; Statistician, Agricultural Inst., Bydgoszcz, Poland 1921-23; Lecturer, Warsaw Coll. 1923-24, Univ. of Warsaw 1923-34, Univ. Coll., London 1934-35; Reader in statistics, Univ. Coll., London 1935-38; Prof. of Math., Univ. of Calif. (Berkeley) 1938-55, Dir. Statistical Lab. 1938-41, Chair. Dept. of Statistics 1955-57, now Prof., Dir. of Statistical Lab. Emer., recalled to active duty; Messenger Lecturer, Cornell Univ. 1971; Chair. Editorial Bd., the Copernican Volume, Nat. Acad. of Sciences; mem. U.S. Nat. Acad. of Sciences, Royal Swedish Acad. of Sciences, Nat. Acad. of Science of Poland, American Acad. of Arts and Sciences, Inst. of Math. Statistics, American Statistical Assn. A.A.A.S.; Pres. Int. Assn. for Statistics in Physical Sciences 1969-71; Hon. Pres. Int. Statistical Inst. 1972-; Hon. mem. Polish Math. Soc. 1974; Hon D.Sc. (Chicago) 1959, (Warsaw) 1974, (Indian Statistical Inst.) 1974; Hon. LL.D. (Univ. of Calif., Berkeley) 1963; Hon Ph.D. (Stockholm) 1964.; Guy Medal in Gold, Royal Statistical Soc. (U.K.) 1966-67, Nat. Medal of Science 1969, Alfred Jurzykowski Foundation Award in Science 1971. Publications: Numerous papers in scientific journals; Nicholas Coperniais (Mikołaj Kopernik): An intellectual revolutionary 1974, The Heritage of Copernicus: Theories Pleasing to the Mind (editor). Leisure interests: literature, music. Address: Statistical Laboratory, Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720 (Office); 212 Amherst Avenue, Berkeley, Calif. 94708, U.S.A. (Home). Telephone: (415) 642-3357; (415) 525-1801 (Home).
16NEYMAN, Leonid Robertovich, D.Sc. (ENG.); Soviet electrical engineer; b. 6 April 1902, St. Petersburg (now Leningrad); ed. Leningrad Polytechnical Inst.; Lecturer 1930-52, Head of Chair., Leningrad Polytechnical Inst. 1952-; Head of Section, Leningrad Electrophysical Inst. 1931-35, 1940-; Sr. Research Assoc. 1946-53, Head of Lab., Energy Inst., U.S.S.R. Acad. of Sciences 1953-; corresp. mem. U.S.S.R. Acad. of Sciences 1953-70, Academician 1970-; Order of Lenin (twice), Order of Red Banner, and other decorations. Publications: Theoretical Foundations of Electrical Engineering 1966 (co-author). Address: Polytechnical Institute, 29 Politkhicheska ulitsa, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.
18NEZERITIS, Andreas; Greek composer; b. 1897, Patras; m. Irena Skoufou 1939; ed. Conservatoire of Athens, and studies under Denis Lavranga; Pres. League of Greek Composers 1957; awarded First Prize, Acad. of Athens 1952; Gold Cross, Order of King George 1965; Silver Medal and Prize, Acad. of Athens 1971; works performed in Greece, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, U.S.S.R., Czechoslovakia and U.S.A.; Fellow, Int. Inst. of Arts and Letters 1958-. Works include: two operas The King Aniliagos and Hero and Leander; three symphonies, No. 1 in G minor, No. 2 in C minor and No. 3 in D minor Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra; Concertino for Piano and Orchestra; Five Psalms of David for four Soloists, Mixed Chorus and Full Orchestra; Concerto for String Orchestra; two Greek Rhapsodies; five Symphonic dances; Greek Dance Suite on Cypriot Themes; also ballet and vocal music and piano music. Leisure interest: gardening. Address: 54 Eptanissou Street, Athens 807, Greece. Telephone: 8673-239.
20NEZU, Kaichiro; Japanese business executive; b. 29 Sept. 1913; ed. Econs. Dept., Tokyo Univ.; Dir., Fukotu Life Insurance Co. 1940-, Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd., Yokohama Warehouse Co. 1940-; Pres. Tobu Railway Co. 1941-; Vice-Pres. All-Japan Private Railways Assn.; Dir. Fed. of Econ. Orgs. 1941-; Councillor, Japan Cen. Cultural League, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tokyo. Address: Tobu Railway Co. Ltd., 1-2, Oshiage 1-chome, Sumidaku, Tokyo, Japan. Telephone: 623-5111.
22NGAKINAR, Col. Mamari Djime; Chad army officer and politician; Vice-Pres. of the Supreme Mil. Council July 1975-; Minister of the Interior and Security 1975-76; Minister of State 1976-78, of Defence 1978-. Address: Office du Vice-Président, Conseil Supérieur Militaire, N'Djamena, Chad.
24NGAPO NGAWANG-JIGME; Tibetan soldier and administrator; b. 1909, Tibet; Leader Tibetan Army resisting Chinese Invasion 1950; First Deputy Commdr. Tibet Mil. Region, People's Liberation Army of China People's Repub. 1952; Vice-Chair. Preparatory Cttee. for Tibet Autonomous Region 1959-65; Vice-Chair. Standing Cttee., Nat. People's Congress 1965-; Chair. Tibet Autonomous Region People's Govt. 1965-68; Vice-Chair. Tibet Revolutionary Cttee. 1968, Exec. Chair. Presidium, Nat. People's Congress 1978. Address: Peking, People's Republic of China.
26NGEI, Paul, B.SC.(ECON.); Kenyan politician; b. 1923, Machakos; grandson of Akamba Paramount Chief Masaku; ed. Makerere Coll., Kampala; Army Service, Second World War; founded Wasya wa Mukamba newspaper and Swahili magazine Uhuru wa Mwafrika 1950; Deputy Gen. Sec. Kenya African Union 1951-52; imprisoned and under restriction for connection with Mau-Mau 1953-61; Pres. Kenya African Farmers' and Traders' Union 1961; founded African Peoples' Party 1962; Chair. Maize Marketing Bd. 1963-64; Minister for Co-operatives and Marketing 1964-65; Minister for Housing and Social Services 1965-66; Minister for Housing 1966-74, of Local Govt. 1974-75, unseated by High Court ruling; M.P. for Kagunda Jan. 1976-; Minister of Co-operative Devt. March 1976-; Man. Dir. Akamba Carving and Industrial Co. Address: Ministry of Co-operative Development, Nairobi, Kenya. one of two readings
27NGEI, Paul, B.SC.(ECON.); Kenyan politician; b. 1923, Machakos; grandson of Akamba Paramount Chief Masaku; ed. Makerere Coll., Kampala; Army Service, Second World War; founded Wasya wa Mukamba newspaper and Swahili magazine Uhuru wa Mwaafrika 1950; Deputy Gen. Sec. Kenya African Union 1951-52; imprisoned and under restriction for connection with Mau-Mau 1953-61; Pres. Kenya African Farmers' and Traders' Union 1961; founded African Peoples' Party 1962; Chair. Maize Marketing Bd. 1963-64; Minister for Co-operatives and Marketing 1964-65; Minister for Housing and Social Services 1965-66; Minister for Housing 1966-74, of Local Govt. 1974-75, unseated by High Court ruling; M.P. for Kagunda Jan. 1976-; Minister of Co-operative Devt. March 1976-; Man. Dir. Akamba Carving and Industrial Co. Address: Ministry of Co-operative Development, Nairobi, Kenya. one of two readings
29NGHAKY, Nzo Ekhan (see Ekangaki, Nzo).
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