George Lenczowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Polish diplomat and lawyer
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Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg
About George Lenczowski
- George Lenczowski (pol.
- Jerzy Lenczowski; February 2, 1915 - February 19, 2000) was a lawyer, diplomat, scholar, and Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Lenczowski was a pioneer in his field as the founder and first chair of the Committee (later Center) of Middle Eastern Studies at Berkeley.
- He was among America's first major scholars of the modern Middle East. Lenczowski's book, American Presidents and the Middle East, along with The Other Arab-Israeli Conflict by Steven L.
- Spiegel and Peace Process by William B.
- Quandt, are considered by historian and former Israeli ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, as being "three of the genre's finer examples", focusing on the post-World War II period and seeking to investigate broader aspects of America's Middle East history.Lenczowski was the father of John Lenczowski, president and founder of the Institute of World Politics.
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