National Humanities Center

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National Humanities Center

ORGANIZATION

"The National Humanities Center is the only major independent American institute for advanced study in all fields of the humanities. Privately incorporated and governed by a distinguished board of trustees from academic, professional, and public life, the Center was planned under the auspices of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and began operation in 1978."

Official Website:
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/

Location:
Research Triangle Park, NC

Founding Date:
1978

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Leslie M. Baker, Jr. Business 22-May-1942 CEO of Wachovia, 1994-2003

John P. Birkelund Business 23-Jun-1930 Chairman of Dillon Read, 1986-98

Drew Gilpin Faust Educator 18-Sep-1947 President of Harvard University

Frances D. Fergusson Educator 3-Oct-1944 President of Vassar, 1986-2006

James T. Hackett Business c. 1953 CEO of Anadarko Petroleum

John H. Mullin III Business 1941 Former Partner, Dillon Read & Co.

George L. Shinn Business 12-Mar-1923 16-Dec-2013 CEO of First Boston, 1975-83

Stephen H. Weiss Business c. 1935 16-Apr-2008 Co-Founder, Weiss, Peck & Greer

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