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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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1PELSHE, Arvid Yanovich; Soviet politician; b. 7 Feb. 1899; ed. Institute of Red Professors, Moscow; elected to Petrograd Soviet 1917; mem. CPSU 1915; party duties Archangel 1917-19; party and educ. work in Red Army and Navy 1919-29; party duties Kazakhstan 1933; Teacher at Higher Educational Inst. Moscow 1937-40; mem. Cen. Cttee. Communist Party of Latvia 1940-41, Sec. 1941-59, First Sec. 1959-66; mem. Political Bureau of Cen. Cttee of CPSU April 1966-; Chair. Party Control Cttee. of CPSU Cen. Cttee. 1966-; Deputy to U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet 1946-; Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin (six times), "Hammer and Sickle" Gold Medal, Sixty Years of Armed Forces of U.S.S.R. Medal and other awards. Publications: many works on history of the CPSU and the history of the revolutionary movement in Latvia. Address: Central Committee of CPSU, 4 Staraya ploshchad, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
3PELT, Adrian; Netherlands international official; b. 8 May 1892, Koogaan de Zaan; s. of M. A. Pelt and D. J. Endt; m. Andrée Bernard 1919; three d.; ed. Ecole des Sciences politiques, Paris; London corresp. 1915-16, and Paris corresp. 1916-19, mem. editorial staff of various Dutch newspapers; entered Information Section of League of Nations 1920, becoming Dir. of this Section 1934; during Second World War, organized and directed Netherlands Govt. Information Bureau, London; mem. Netherlands Del. to San Francisco Conf. 1945, UN Preparatory Comm., and First Session of Gen. Assembly; appointed Asst. Sec.-Gen. in charge of Dept. of Conference and Gen. Services 1946; UN Commr. for Libya 1949-52; Dir. UN European Office, Geneva, Sept. 1952-57; Sec.-Gen. World Fed. of UN Asscn. 1958-63, Pres. 1963-66, Hon. Pres. 1966; Rep. of Netherlands Heart Foundation with WHO; Wateler Peace Prize; Dr. h.c. Univ. of Amsterdam; Knight Order of the Lion (Netherlands); Grand Cordon of the Order of the Senussi (Libya); Hon. Citizen of N.Y. Publications: Libyan Independence and the United Nations 1970. Leisure interests: reading, walking, fishing, hunting. Address: Le Mestral, 1248 Hermance, Geneva, Switzerland.
5PEMÁN, José María; Spanish author; b. 1897, Cádiz; s. of Juan Pemán and María Pemartín; m. María del Carmen Domecq 1922; two s. seven d.; ed. Coll. San Felipe Neri and Univs. of Seville and Madrid; Dir. of Real Acad. Española 1939-42 and 1947-50; mem. Acad. Argentina de Letras, Lisbon Acad. of Sciences; Hispanic Soc. of America, Acad. de Cuba, Acad. de Puerto Rico; Dr. h.c. (Santo Domingo); Juan March Prize 1957; Gran Cruz Orden Alfonso X, Gran Cruz de Carlos III, Gran Cruz Orden del Mérito (Ecuador), Gran Cruz Orden del Sol (Peru), Gran Cruz de Mérito (Peru). Publications: include essays, poems, novels and plays, in particular: Elegía de la Tradición de España 1931, El Divino Impaciente (Real Academia Española Award, 1933) and his essay Nieve en Cádiz (Mariano de Cavia Award, 1935), Edipo, Antígona, Hombre Nuevo. Leisure interests: travel, reading, music, theatre. Address: Felipe IV, No. 9-3º, Madrid (14); and Plaza de San Antonio, Cádiz, Spain. Telephone: 222-14-12 (Madrid).
7PEÑALOSA, Enrique; Colombian economist; b. 31 Aug. 1930, Soacha; s. of Vicente Peñalosa and Abby Camargo; m. Cecilia Londoño; four s. one d.; Econ. Ed. Semana weekly review 1952; Asst. in Nat. Planning Office 1952-53; IBRD Training Course 1954, missions in Colombia 1955; private econ. consultant 1956-61; mem. Comisión Paritaria Económica 1957, City Council, Bogotá 1958-62, Nat. Council for Petroleum Affairs 1958, Advisory Cttee. of Partido Liberal 1959; First Exec. Dir. Corpn. Autónoma Regional de la Sabana de Bogotá 1961; First Gen. Man. Colombia Inst. Colombiana de Reforma Agraria 1961-68; Minister of Agriculture 1968-69; Alt. Exec. Dir. Inter-American Devt. Bank 1970-71, Admin. Man. 1971-74; Sec.-Gen. UN Conf. on Human Settlements (Habitat) 1974-76; Pres. Aceria del Caribe, Corp. Pesquera Colombiana 1977-78; Private Consultant 1977-78; Fellow, Adlai Stevenson Inst. of Int. Affairs 1972-74; Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands); Legion of Agricultural Merit (Peru). Address: Carrera 6, No. 26-85, Bogotá, D.E. Home: Transversal 13 No. 124-30, Int. 4, Apt. 604, Bogotá D.E., Colombia. Telephone: 2838326 (Office); 2597611 (Home).
9PENDERECKI, Krzysztof; Polish composer and conductor; b. 23 Nov. 1933, Dębica, Cracow District; m. Elżbieta Penderecka; two s.; ed. Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Cracow and State Higher Music School, Cracow; studied composition first with Skolyszewski, later with Malawski and Wiechowicz, Cracow; graduated from State Higher Music School, Cracow 1958; Lecturer in Composition, State Higher Music School, Cracow 1958-66, Prof. Extraordinary 1972-75, Prof. 1975-, Rector 1972-; Prof. of Composition, Folkwang Hochschule für Musik, Essen 1966-72; Musical Adviser Vienna Radio 1970-71; Prof of Composition, Yale Univ., U.S.A. 1973-; Hon. mem. Royal Acad. of Music, London 1975, Arts Acad. of German Dem. Repub. 1975, Arts Acad. of W. Berlin 1975, Royal Acad. of Music, Stockholm 1975; Dr. h.c.; Fitelberg Prize for Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima 1960, also UNESCO award 1961, Polish Ministry of Culture Award 1961; Cracow Composition Prize for Canon 1962; North Rhine-Westphalia Grand Prize for St. Luke Passion 1966, also Pax Prize (Poland) 1966; Jurzykowski Prize, Polish Inst. of Arts and Sciences 1966; Gustav Charpentier Prize 1971; Gottfried von Herder Prize 1977, Arthur Honegger Music Award for Magnificat 1978; Dr. h.c. (Univ. of Rochester, N.Y.) 1972. Works include: Psalms of David (for choir and percussion) 1958, Emanations (for 2 String Orchestras) 1958, Strophes (for soprano, speaker and ten instruments) 1959, Anaklasis (for strings and percussion) 1960, Dimensions of time and silence (for 40-part mixed choir and chamber ensemble) 1960, String Quartet 1960, Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (for 52 strings) 1960, Polymorphia (for 48 strings) 1961, Psalms 1961 for Japes 1961, Fluorescences (for large orchestra) 1962, Sonata for 'cello and orchestra 1964, Passio et mors domini nostri Jesus Christi secundum Lucam (for soprano, baritone, bass, speaker, boys' choir, mixed chorus and large orchestra) 1963-65, Capriccio per oboe e ii archi 1965, De natura sonoris (for large orchestra) 1966, Dies irae (for soprano, tenor, bass, chorus and large orchestra) 1967, Quartetto per archi II 1968, The Devils of Loudon (opera) 1968, Cosmogony 1970, Russian Mass Utrenja 1971, De natura sonoris II (for wind instruments, percussion and strings) 1971, Partita (for harpsichord, guitars, harp, double bass and chamber orchestra) 1972, First Symphony 1973, Canticum Canticorum (Salomonis for 16 voices and chamber orchestra) 1973, Magnificat (for bass solo, voice ensemble, double choir, boys' voices and orchestra) 1974, When Jacob Awoke (for orchestra) 1974, Raj utracony (Lost Paradise, opera) in preparation 1977, Violin Concerto 1977, Creation of the World (Oratory) in preparation 1978, Paradise Lost (Opera) 1978, Violin Concerto 1978. Address: Państwowa Wyższa Szkola Muzyczna, ul. Bohaterow Stalingradu 3, 31-038 Cracow; Home: ul. Cisowa 22, 30-229 Cracow, Poland. Telephone: 550-17.
11PENDERGRASS, Eugene Percival, M.D., R.C.A.; American doctor; b. 6 Oct. 1895, Florence, S.C.; s. of Edward J. and Eula Ethel Smith Pendergrass; m. Rebecca Barker 1922; one s. two d.; ed. Wofford Coll., Univ. of N. Carolina and Pennsylvania; Dir. Dept. of Radiology, Univ. of Pa. Hospital 1939-61; Dir. Dept. of Radiology Jeanes Hosp., Philadelphia 1948-61; Pres. Medical Staff, Univ. of Pa. Hospital 1949-53; Prof. of Radiology, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine Univ. of Pa. 1936-61, Emer. Prof. of Radiology 1961-; Dir. Bicentennial Observance School of Medicine 1962-65, Wilson Prof. of Research Radiology 1964-66; mem. Nat. Research Council (Cttee. on Radiology, American Coll. of Radiology and Pres. 1948-49; mem., Sec. 1932-37, Amer. Roentgen Ray Soc., Radiological Soc. of N. America; Chair. of Board of Dirs. 1952 and Pres. 1954; Sec.-Gen. Fifth Inter-American Congress on Radiology 1955; mem. Operation Crossroads (Bikini) 1946; Consultant to Atomic Bomb Casualty Comm. 1948-49, 1968-; Chair. Cttee. on Cancer Control, Nat. Cancer Inst. 1960; mem. Board Scientific Counsellors, Nat. Cancer Inst. 1957-59, Pneumoconiosis Comm. 1959-; mem. Pneumoconiosis Panel U.S. Public Health Service, Council on Health Manpower A.M.A., Govs. Conf. on Pneumoconiosis-State of Pa., Secretary's Coal Mine Health Research Advisory Council, U.S. Public Health Service 1970-; del. Section in Radiology A.M.A. 1957-65, Diagnostic Research Panel N.C.I. 1961-62; mem. Special Medical Advisory Group, Veterans' Admin. 1957-62; Pres. American Cancer Soc. 1958-59, mem. of Board 1960-65; Pres. Eastern Radiological Soc. 1973-74; Pres. Board of Trustees Picker Foundation; Trustee Presbyterian Hospital, American Oncologic Hospital, Philadelphia; Hon. Life mem. Radiological Soc. of S. Africa 1975; Gold Medal American Medical Assn. 1929, award American Roentgen Ray Soc. 1944, Radiological Soc. of N. America 1946, 1957, and of American Coll. of Radiology 1956, Univ. of N.C. Distinguished Service Award 1958, Strittmatter Award, Philadelphia County Medical Soc. 1965; American Cancer Soc. Annual Nat. Award 1966, Pa. Medical Soc. Distinguished Service Award 1970; Golden Plate Award, American Acad. of Achievement 1971; Hon. Dr. Sc (Wofford Coll.) 1959; Hon. D.Sc. (Hahnemann Medical Coll.) 1964; Hon. LL.D. (Geneva Coll., Pa.) 1970. Publications: The Head and Neck in Roentgen Diagnosis (with Schaeffer and Hodes) 1940, The Pneumoconiosis Problem 1958, and many medical pubs. Leisure interests: golf, bridge, fishing. Address Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104 (Office); 428 Owen Road, Wynnewood, Pa. 19096, U.S.A. (Home). Telephone: (215) 662-3035 (Office); (215) 642-2760 (Home).
13P'ENG CH'UNG; Chinese party official; b. Fukien. Mayor, Nanking 1955-59; Deputy Sec. CCP Kiangsu 1960-65, Sec. 1965-68; Vice-Chair. Kiangsu Provincial Revolutionary Cttee. 1968; Alt. mem. 9th Cen. Cttee. of CCP 1969; Deputy Sec. CCP Kiangsu 1971; Alt. mem. 10th Cen. Cttee. of CCP 1973; First Sec. CCP Kiangsu 1974-76; Third Sec. Shanghai Party Cttee. 1976-79, First Sec. 1979-;
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