WRITER JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH DIES AT 97 GIANT IN POLITICS AND ACADEMICS

The Boston Globe | April 30, 2006| | Copyright

John Kenneth Galbraith, a towering figure in American intellectual life whose astringent wit and elegant iconoclasm graced the academic and political scene for seven decades, died yesterday at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 97. His son, Alan Galbraith, told the Associated Press his father died of natural causes.

"He had a wonderful and full life," his son said.

"This is terribly sad news," his neighbor author Anne Bernays said last night. "He was an incredibly smart man. He knew everything, he remembered everything, and he got you on everything. He always had the last word, but in ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

CHIANG MAI AIR HUB PLAN: Festival marks new routes, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand) ; ...hosts 3-nation culture carnival Chiang Mai's plans to become a regional aviation...Wonders of 3 Cultures Festival" in Chiang Mai from November 28-30. The event...commencement of THAI's flights between Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang, Tokyo-Chiang...
Chiang Mai shaking off backpacker tag with high-end resorts.
Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) ; ...billion-baht upgrade will help Chiang Mai in its struggle to drop its reputation...of current high-end offerings in Chiang Mai. It comes in the wake of emerging...Oriental Dhara Dhevi, located 5 km from Chiang Mai's city centre, added 54 colonial...
The Chiang Mai Chronicle.(Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies ; The Chiang Mai Chronicle. Translated by DAVID WYATT and AROONRUT WICHIENKEEO. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books, 1995. Pp...an excellent resource for the study of Chiang Mai's history and early nineteenth-century...
Chiang Mai acts to boost tourists stay, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand) ; ...Nation (Thailand) 02-05-1999 CHIANG MAI -- After years of a slowdown in the tourism industry, Chiang Mai tourism operators are trying hard...Thai Hotels Association (THA)'s Chiang Mai chapter plans to promote the unspoiled...
CHIANG MAI THAI
Newspaper article from: Boise Weekly ; ...sends two critics to one restaurant. CHIANG MAI THAI In both Bangkok and Boise...couple of times: "Have you been to Chiang Mai yet?" If Bangkok is Thailand...assets, then the northern city of Chiang Mai embodies the kingdom's grace...
Chiang Mai history lessons preserved at Thai city's 'navel'
Newspaper article from: China Daily ; During my recent trip to Chiang Mai of northern Thailand, I was taking...the building behind them was the Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Centre. The...auspicious founding of the city in 1296. Chiang Mai ("New City") was the new capital...
Thai Airways Plans Direct Flights from Chiang Mai to Europe.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News ; ...News Nov. 11--In a bid to turn Chiang Mai into Thailand's future northern...city that will directly connect with Chiang Mai is likely to be Frankfurt, as the...launched flight operations between Chiang Mai and Chittagong. Bangladesh. For...
Chiang Mai border post to be closed, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand) ; ...02-1999 A BORDER checkpoint in Chiang Mai which is allegedly used as a channel...prime minister said he would instruct Chiang Mai governor Pravit Sisophon to order...Kiew Pa Wok temporary checkpoint in Chiang Mai's Chiang Dao district would not...
Study results from Chiang Mai University update understanding of environmental monitoring.
Newspaper article from: China Weekly News ; ...four sampling stations located in Chiang Mai and Lamphun provinces, Thailand...sampling period," scientists in Chiang Mai, Thailand report. "The result...system were determined as 10 km for Chiang Mai Province and 5 km for Lamphun Province...
Setting fit for a king in city of Chiang Mai.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times ; Chiang Mai is the second-largest city in Thailand...the Ping River for a bath and a drink. Chiang Mai has quite a few hotels, including a Holiday...accommodations are found at the Regent Resort Chiang Mai at Mae Rim Valley. Designed by a Thai...

Find more facts and information related to the article "WRITER JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH DIES AT 97 GIANT IN ..."