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Arthur George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld, (born 13 September 1919)〔(Oliver Marre, "A man whose life has been an open book" ), ''The Observer'', 28 June 2009.〕 is a British publisher, philanthropist, and newspaper columnist. ==Life and career== Born in Vienna, Austria, Weidenfeld attended the University of Vienna and the city's Diplomatic College. Following Germany's annexation of Austria in 1938, he emigrated to London and began work with the monitoring service of the British Broadcasting Corporation.〔 By 1942 he was a political commentator for the BBC and also wrote a weekly newspaper column. In 1948 Weidenfeld co-founded the publishing firm Weidenfeld & Nicolson with Nigel Nicolson. The firm published several titles, including Vladimir Nabokov's ''Lolita'' and Nicolson's own controversial autobiography ''Portrait of a Marriage''. In 1949 he served as political adviser and Chief of Cabinet to Chaim Weizmann. In 1985 Weidenfeld's publishing interests expanded to the United States, when he acquired the Grove Press in partnership with Ann Getty (wife of Gordon Getty). Grove later merged with the New York division of Weidenfeld & Nicolson to form Grove Nicolson. In 1991 Weidenfeld & Nicolson's UK branch was sold to the Orion Publishing Group〔 and became Orion's main non-fiction imprint, with Weidenfeld as non-executive chairman. In 1993 the US company, Grove Nicolson, merged with the Atlantic Monthly Press to form Grove/Atlantic Inc. In 2005 he arranged the publication of ''Memory & Identity'' by John Paul II. Weidenfeld is also Joint chairman Advisory Board Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford; Adviser to the Board of Axel Springer AG Berlin and a columnist for the Berlin newspapers ''Die Welt'', ''Welt am Sonntag'' and ''Bild Zeitung''. In January 2006 the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, originally founded as The Club of Three〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Weidenfeld Institute for Strategic Dialogue )〕 in the 1990s, was established with Weidenfeld as its president. This network-based policy organisation works with global leaders in the private and public sectors to challenge the long-range threats to international and communal peace and to enhance Europe's capacity to be a coherent and effective player. In 2006 he initiated the Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme in Oxford and, in 2010, founded the Humanitas Programme of Visiting Chairs at Oxford and Cambridge. Weidenfeld has served in many philanthropic capacities including Chairman of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev (1996–2004), Governor of the Weizmann Institute, Vice-Chairman of the EU-Israel Forum, member of the Founding Council of the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford, Trustee, Royal Opera House (1974–87) and Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery (1988–95). He also established the "Weidenfeld Safe Havens Fund", which intends to support Christians fleeing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.〔("British Jew who fled Nazis funds rescue of Christians fleeing ISIS" in Haaretz )〕 Although its focus on Christians has caused some criticism.〔("Jewish peer who fled Nazis funds operation to rescue Syrian and Iraqi Christians" in Catholic Herald Online )〕 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「George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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