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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