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Benjamin Crowninshield "Ben" Bradlee (, 1921 – , 2014) was executive editor of ''The Washington Post'' from 1968 to 1991.〔 He became a national figure during the , when he challenged the federal government over the right to publish the Pentagon Papers and oversaw the publication of Bob Woodward's and Carl Bernstein's stories documenting the Watergate scandal. At his death he held the title of vice president at-large of the ''Post''. He was also an advocate for education and the study of history,〔 including working for years as an active trustee on the boards of several major educational, historical, and archeological research institutions.〔 ==Early life, education, and ancestry== A member of the Boston Brahmin Crowninshield family, Bradlee was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on , 1921. His father was Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (1892–1970), a direct descendant of Nathan Bradley—the first American Bradley, born in the colony of Massachusetts in 1631. His mother, Josephine de Gersdorff (1896–1975), was awarded the French Legion of Honour for starting an orphanage that sheltered children from Nazi Germany during World War II. Bradlee's maternal grandfather, Carl August de Gersdorff (1865–1944), the son of a German immigrant, was a wealthy New York lawyer. Bradlee's maternal grandmother was Helen Suzette Crowninshield (1868–1941), daughter of artist Frederic Crowninshield (1845–1918), another member of the Crowninshield family. His great-great-uncle was American lawyer and ambassador Joseph Hodges Choate, and his great uncle was Francis "Frank" Welch Crowninshield, the creator and editor of ''Vanity Fair'', and a roommate of Condé Nast. He had a brother named Frederick Bradlee (1919-2003), a writer and Broadway stage actor.〔(Frederick Bradlee; Internet Broadway Database ) accessed September 5, 2015〕 Josephine de Gersdorff, Bradlee's mother, was a direct descendant of Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf, who was a lineal descendant of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, King John of Denmark, King Casimir IV of Poland, King John II of France, Bonne of Bohemia and John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. Bradlee's maternal great grandfather was Dr. Ernst Bruno von Gersdorff, who was a third cousin of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom through Heinrich XXIX. Bradlee, the second of three children, grew up in a wealthy family with domestic staff.〔 With his brother, Freddy, and sister, Constance, he learned French, took piano lessons, and went to the symphony and the opera.〔 The stock market crash of 1929 decimated the family's wealth however. During the Great Depression, Bradlee's father worked odd jobs to support his family, including keeping the books for various clubs and institutions and supervising the janitors at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.〔 Bradlee attended Dexter School before finishing at St. Mark's School, where he played varsity baseball.〔 While attending St. Mark's, he contracted polio.〔〔 He exercised regularly at home and developed strong arms and chest. He was able to fight off the effects of polio and could walk without limping.〔〔 Thereafter he attended Harvard College, where he was a Greek–English major and joined the Naval ROTC.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Bradlee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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