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Floersheimer Studies
Stephen Helmuth Floersheimer (21 March 1925 - 6 April 2011) was a Swiss investment banker, philanthropist and art collector, who founded the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy. Biography The son of Walter and Charlotte Floersheimer, he was born in Berlin, and moved to Belgium and then the United States in 1933. After studies at Oxford and training at a bank, he moved with his family to Zurich, Switzerland in 1970. Stephen Floersheimer's 7 Grandchildren include David and Robert Rothschild, Carolyn, Andrew, Andrea, John and Will Floersheimer. Philanthropist An avid fighter for justice and democracy he founded the Floersheimer Institute for Policy Studies, since 2007 called the Floersheimer studies, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1991, publishing studies in the field of society and governance in Israel. As an honorary doctorate in humanities from Yeshiva University, he established the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy at the Cardozo School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floersheimer Studies
Stephen Helmuth Floersheimer (21 March 1925 - 6 April 2011) was a Swiss investment banker, philanthropist and art collector, who founded the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy. Biography The son of Walter and Charlotte Floersheimer, he was born in Berlin, and moved to Belgium and then the United States in 1933. After studies at Oxford and training at a bank, he moved with his family to Zurich, Switzerland in 1970. Stephen Floersheimer's 7 Grandchildren include David and Robert Rothschild, Carolyn, Andrew, Andrea, John and Will Floersheimer. Philanthropist An avid fighter for justice and democracy he founded the Floersheimer Institute for Policy Studies, since 2007 called the Floersheimer studies, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1991, publishing studies in the field of society and governance in Israel. As an honorary doctorate in humanities from Yeshiva University, he established the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy at the Cardozo School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Braque
Georges Braque ( , ; 13 May 1882 – 31 August 1963) was a major 20th-century List of French artists, French painter, Collage, collagist, Drawing, draughtsman, printmaker and sculpture, sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. Braque's work between 1908 and 1912 is closely associated with that of his colleague Pablo Picasso. Their respective Cubist works were indistinguishable for many years, yet the quiet nature of Braque was partially eclipsed by the fame and notoriety of Picasso. Early life Georges Braque was born on 13 May 1882 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise. He grew up in Le Havre and trained to be a house painter and interior decorator, decorator like his father and grandfather. However, he also studied artistic painting during evenings at the École supérieure d'art et design Le Havre-Rouen, previously known as the École supérieure des Arts in Le Havre, from about 1897 to 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |