Harvard/International Seminar/1959
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These are the participants from 1959 for the yearly International Seminar led by Henry Kissinger at Harvard University.[1] . The fully paid six week stay had as one of its purposes to "establish better understanding among a select group of people who will be in top leadership roles in their countries in the years ahead".[2] Approximately half are from the field of the humanities and half in politics and economics.[3]
For next year's cadre, see Harvard/International Seminar/1960. For the previous year, see Harvard/International Seminar/1958. For an overview of the program itself, see Harvard/International Seminar.
Participants
- Josef Karl Kirschner -Austria. Staff member of Express, a daily newspaper. Specializes in social problems.
- Gustavo Camara Simoes Barbosa - Judge, presiding over the 15th Board of Conciliation and Judgment of Rio de Janeiro and the Regional Labor Court.
- Withanage Don Victor Mahatantila - Sri Lanka. Deputy Commissioner of Local Government in the Department of Local Government.
- Uwe Kitzinger - England. Research Fellow of Nuffield College; Lecturer in Politics at Worcester College. Previously Secretary of the Economic Committee and the Committee of Experts on the Development of Africa of the Council of Europe.
- Reginald Ernest Prentice UK Member of Parliament. Official of the Transport and General Workers Union, on leave of absence.
- Eric Walter Frederick Tomlin -UK. Cultural Attache, British Embassy, Ankara; British Council Representative in Turkey. Author of Life in Modern Turkey, The Approach to Metaphysics, The Great Philosophers.
- Jacques Gabriel Cabau - France. Research Attache, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; engaged on the study of social problems and social philosophy in 19th century Britain. Author of D.A. Richardson, a Study in the Feminist Movement in Britain (1910-1930) and Edgar Allan Poe.
- Paul Marie Thibaud - France. Sub-Editor, Esprit, a monthly review. Author of Les Budgets Familiaux, editions du seuil.
- Bruno Joseph Gerhard Dechamps- Germany. Political Editorial Writer, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,. Author of Nacht und Arbeit der Ausschüsse and Uber Pferde.
- Marianne Feuersenger - Germany. Assistant Editor of the Bavarian Broadcasting Company.
- Carl Gustaf Stroehm - Germany. Member of the editorial staff of Christ und Welt, a weekly. Specializes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
- Demetrius Georgd Nianias - Greece. Prime Minister's Office; Head of the world press monitoring system. Author of Tho Basic Problem of Aesthetic, Plato's Theory of Language and its Logic, Philosophy of Greek Civilization.
- Charalambos Potamianos - Vice President of the Executive Committee of the Royal National Institute. Formerly Chief of Staff of the Royal Hellenic Air Force. Author of The Future Role of Greece in the World and The Problem of Civic Education in Greece.
- Sadanand Ganesh Bhatkal - Publisher; partner in the Popular Book Depot. Author of The Future of Indian Youth and Nirmala and Other Poems.
- Bhabani Bhattacharyn - India. Journalist and Writer. Author of So Many Hungers!, Music for Mohini, He Who Rides a Tiger, A Goddess Named Gold.
- Nanjappa Srikantia Rau - Lawyer; Research Scholar in Public International Law at the University of Bombay; Secretary-General of the National Union of Students of India.
- Nugroho Notosusanto - Chairman of the Literary Section of the Indonesian Cultural Congress. Editor of Tjerita, a literary magazine and Co-editor of Indonesia, a cultural magazine. Author of two books of short stories, Hudjan Kepagian and Tiga Kota.
- , Shapour Rassekh - Professor of Sociology in the University of Teheran, Faculty of Letters and in the Institute of Social Studies. Advisor in the Economic Bureau of the Plan Organization of Iran. Author of Prejudice in Human Reltions: A Psychological and Sociological Study.
- Baruch Hadar - Israel. Special correspondent for Davar, a Labor newspaper. Lecturer of Economics at the Belt-Ben l Institute for study and research.
- Nino Alberto Arbasino. Italy. Reader at University of Rome. Staff member of The Italian Society for International Organization. Member of the editorial staff of Il Ponte. Author of Ethical and Political Philosophy of A. Labriola.
- Vinigi Lorenzo Grottanelli - Italy. Curator, Ethnographic Department, Museo Nazionale Preistorico-Etnographico "L. Pigorini."
- Tadamasa Hashimoto - Vice-chief of Foreign News Section, Japan Broadcasting Corporation; Commentator on international affairs.
- Akiko Mori - Japan. Member of the Board of Social Education of Hokkaido which specializes in adult education and the education of youth outside schools.
- Kiyoshi Ohbe - Manager in the Foreign Department of The Mitsui Bank which entails taking care of matters concerning operation of foreign exchange business and inspection of results of the business.
- Yung-jin Oh - Director of the Korean Motion Picture Cultural Association. Vice-president of the Korea National Committee of the International Theater Institute. Chairman of the Cinema-Pen Club.
- Lt. General Han-lim Lee - Superintendent of the Korean Military Academy.
- Lokman Bin Musa - Malaysia. Education Officer attached to the Ministry of Education, Organiser of Standard Schools. Author of articles on Malay culture and literature also A Study of Land, Administration and Distribution in Johore.
- Jan Pen* - Netherlands. Professor of Economics at the State University of Groningen. Advisor to the Minister of Economic Affairs in The Hague. Contributor to the Dutch Economist, American Economic Review and Kyklos. (not mentioned in 1969 HIS index)
- Dagfinn Vårvik - Norwegian editor in chief and Bilderberger
- Khan Sarwar Murshid - Lecturer in English at Dacca University. Author of Study of the Indian Elements in the Work of W.B. Yeats, T.S. Eliot, Aldous Huxley and Sex in Bengali Fiction.
- Slawomir Mrozek -Writer. Author of Poland in Pictures, Police, three books of short stories and various articles.
- Adam Felix Szpunar - Professor of the Civil law at the University of Lodz and Rector of the University of Lodz.
- James Tun Tsao - Member of Parliament, Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Author of The History of Chinese Legislative Movement, China in a Transition Period.
- Juan Manuel Echevarria - Spain. Professor of Economic Theory in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Valladolid. Author of Spun Face to Face to the European Common Market.
- Erik Gunnar Brandell - Lecturer at the University of Stockholm and Director of the Cultural Department of Svenska Dagbladet. Author.
- Dusdee Svasti-Xuto - Officer of the Exchange Control Division at the Bank of Thailand.
- Orhan Arif Barias - Lawyer. Author of short stories and essays.
- Mohamed Abd El Aziz El Dessuky Principal of Faraskour Secondary School under the Ministry of Education.
- Stanko Simoun Grozdanich - Legal Counsel to the Yugoslav Trade Unions and a member of the editorial staff of The Worker.
- Franklin Greene Balch III - Senior Research Assistant of the Defense Policy Seminar and candidate for PhD in International Relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. 1950-55, Special Assistant to the Chancellor of the Free University in Exile of the Free Europe Committee.
- William Eric Gustafson - Instructor of Economics and Research Assistant in the Graduate School of Public Administration.
- George Armstrong Kelley - Graduate of Harvard University, 1953. Received M.A. degree at Stanford University, 1954. Research Assistant for the Center for International Affairs.
Known member
1 of the 42 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Dagfinn Vårvik | Norwegian politician for the Centre Party and editor-in-chief. Attended Bilderberg/1975. |
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