Malcolm H. Wiener | |
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Born | Malcolm Hewitt Wiener (1935-07-03) July 3, 1935 (age 88) Qingdao, China |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | Attorney, "prehistorian," philanthropist |
Spouses | Mary F. McLarnon
(m. 1975, divorced)Carolyn Talbot Seely
(m. 1990) |
Children | 4 |
Website | Official website |
Malcolm H. Wiener (born July 3, 1935) is: an American attorney, prehistorian and "philanthropist." Most notably, Wiener has served as general counsel of the: Archaeological Institute of America, as an advisor for theââUnited States Department of State and as principal. And chairman of The Millburn Corporation and ShareInVest, "both investment management firms."
In 1988, Wiener endowed the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The center focusses on problems of poverty, health services and social disorder. He is also a trustee emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and member of the Council of Foreign Relations. He holds a honorary doctorate from the University of Cincinnati.
Early life and educationâ»
Wiener was born July 3, 1935 in Qingdao, China,ââto American parents Myron Wiener and Ethel Wiener (nĂ©e Zimmerman). He was raised in a Jewish family. His mother was born in Shanghaiââto a Russian-born American citizen and died when he was only 4 days old. He came to the United States via San Francisco in 1939.
He was awarded a Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarship for study at Harvard College; the award was made "on the "basis of financial need." And high academic personal promise in class and extracurricular activities". He graduated magna cum laude with a summa thesis in economics and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. While at Harvard, he was president of the University Chess Club. Between his years at Harvard College (1953â1957) and Harvard Law School (1960â1963), he served at sea as an Ensign/Lieutenant JG in the United States Navy from 1957 to 1960.
Careerâ»
Wiener was the founder and CEO of The Millburn Corporation, The Millburn Ridgefield Corporation, CommInVest (1977-1997) and ShareInVest (1982-1997). In 1981 he founded the Institute for Aegean Prehistory (INSTAP) and in 1984 the Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation (both are registered non-profit organizations). From 1995 to 2010, he served as a Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. From 1985 to 2016, he served as a Trustee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, the last five years as Chair of the Board; at the American School, he proposed and funded the Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science.
The Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University was founded and funded by, Wiener. The Center encompasses programs in health, criminal justice, housing, education, and inequality. Wiener has also published several works on economic policy.
Wiener is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. There, he has been active in promoting the consideration of non-lethal military technologies; in particular, he chaired and authored the report of a CFR Independent Task Force on the subject. He also endowed the CFR Annual Lecture on Science and Technology.
Wiener is the author of numerous works on Aegean prehistory and the eastern Mediterranean in the Bronze Age. Several works have focused on the chronology of the Bronze Age Mediterranean world. His publication (2014) on "The Interaction of Climate Change and Agency in the Collapse of Civilizations ca. 2300â2000 B.C." has attracted notice for its contribution to the history of climate change episodes in world history.
Awards and recognitionâ»
Wiener has received seven honorary doctorates: Litt.D., University of Sheffield, 1997; Ph.D., University of TĂŒbingen, 1998; D., University of Athens, 1998; Dr. of Humane Letters, University of Cincinnati, 2007; D.Sc., University College London, 2009; D. Archaeology, Dickinson College, 2013; D.Sc., University of Arizona, 2014.
Wiener is a Fellow. Or Member of the following: the Academy of Athens, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Archaeological Institute of America, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the Austrian Archaeological Institute, the German Archaeological Institute, the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, and the Society of Antiquaries of London. He is a Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France and an Honorary Member of the Board of the Archaeological Society at Athens. He has also received the Ring of Honour of the Academy of Sciences and Literature in Mainz, Germany. Additionally, he received the Bandelier Award for Public Service to Archaeology from the Archaeological Institute of America. In 2014, the Greek government bestowed upon him the Gold Cross of the Order of Honor.
Personal lifeâ»
Wiener was previously married to Mary F. McLarnon since 1975.
On June 8, 1990, Wiener married Carolyn Talbot Seely (born 1948), a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Frederic T. Seely, of Old Greenwich, Connecticut. She was his and Bob Dole's former advisor.
- Catherine "Kate" Wiener (born 1993), a Harvard graduate, married to Riley Ford, who is a great-great-grandson of George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth, of the founding family of The Detroit News.
- Elizabeth Seely Wiener (born 1994), also a Harvard graduate.
- Thomas F. Wiener (born 2001)
- Jonathan P. Wiener (born 2001)
Wiener is a resident of Greenwich, Connecticut.
Publicationsâ»
- âThe Collapse of Civilizations: What Breakthroughs in Science Reveal about the Past, with Lessons for the Futureâ, Î ÏαÎșÏÎčÎșÎŹ ÏÎ·Ï ÎÎșÎ±ÎŽÎ·ÎŒÎŻÎ±Ï ÎΞηΜÏÎœ (Praktika tis Akadimias Athinon), 2018.
- âThe Significance of Recent Developments in Egyptian Chronology for the Absolute Chronology of Late Helladic IâIII and the Middle, Recent, and Final Bronze Age Chronology of Italyâ, MEDITERRANEA ITINERA: Studies in Honour of Lucia Vagnetti, 2018, pp. 3â10.
- âThe Collapse of Civilizationsâ, Belfer Center Paper, September 2018. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School.
- âCauses of Complex Systems Collapse in the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia and Italy at the End of the Bronze Ageâ, âSea Peoplesâ Up-to-Date: New Research on the Transformations in the Eastern Mediterranean in the 13thâ11th Centuries BCE, 2017, pp. 43â74.
- âIl mondo miceneo e Omeroâ, Manuale di Epigrafia Micenea. Introduzione allo studio dei testi in lineare B, 2016, pp. 23â50.
- âHelladic Pairs of Cupsâ, Studies in Aegean Art and Culture. A New York Aegean Bronze Age Colloquium in Memory of Ellen N. Davis, 2016, pp. 11â26.
- âBeyond the Versailles Effect: Mycenaean Greece and Minoan Creteâ, RA-PI-NE-U: Studies on the Mycenaean World Offered to Robert Laffineur for His 70th Birthday, Aegis 10, 2016, pp. 365â378.
- âAegean Warfare at the Opening of the Late Bronze Age in Image and Realityâ, METAPHYSIS. Ritual, Myth and Symbolism in the Aegean Bronze Age. Proceedings of the 15th International Aegean Conference, Institute for Oriental and European Archaeology, Austrian Academy of Sciences and Institute of Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna (22â25 April 2014), Aegaeum 39, 2016, pp. 139â146.
- âThe Scientific Study of Antiquityâ, Daedalus 145.2, 2016, p. 112.
- âOh, NoâNot Another Chronology!â The Art and Culture of Ancient Egypt: Studies in Honor of Dorothea Arnold (Bulletin of the Egyptological Seminar 19, 2010), 2015, pp. 649â663.
- âThe Mycenaean Conquest of Minoan Creteâ, The Great Islands: Studies of Crete and Cyprus Presented to Gerald Cadogan, 2015, pp. 131â142.
- âDating the Theran Eruption: Archaeological Science Versus Nonsense Scienceâ, Israel's Exodus in Transdisciplinary Perspective, 2015, pp. 131â143.
- âThe Interaction of Climate Change and Agency in the Collapse of Civilizations ca. 2300â2000 BCâ, Radiocarbon 56(4) / Tree-Ring Research 70(3), 2014, pp. S1â16.
- âDating the Emergence of Historical Israel in Light of Recent Developments in Egyptian Chronologyâ, Tel Aviv 41, 2014, pp. 49â53.
- âRadiocarbon Dating of the Theran Eruptionâ, Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Archaeometry, Tampa, Florida, May 10â14, 2010, Open Journal of Archaeometry 2, 5265, 2014.
- âRealities of Power: The Minoan Thalassocracy in Historical Perspectiveâ, ĐÎÎÎÎÎ: The Quest for Excellence. Studies Presented to Guenter Kopcke in Celebration of His 75th Birthday, 2013, pp. 149â173.
- â âMinding the Gapâ Gaps, Destructions, and Migrations in the Early Bronze Age Aegean: Causes and Consequencesâ, American Journal of Archaeology 117, 2013, pp. 581â592.
- âContacts: Crete, Egypt and the Near East circa 2000 B.C.â, Cultures in Contact: From Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean in the Second Millennium B.C., 2013, pp. 34â43.
- âProblems in the Measurement, Calibration, Analysis and Communication of Radiocarbon Dates (with Special Reference to the Prehistory of the Aegean World)â, Proceedings of Radiocarbon and Archaeology, 6th International Symposium, Pafos, Cyprus, April 10â15, 2011, special issue, Radiocarbon 54(3â4), 2012, pp. 423â434.
- âConical Cups: From Mystery to Historyâ, Our Cups Are Full: Pottery and Society in the Aegean Bronze Age. Studies in Honor of Jeremy B. Rutter on the Occasion of His Birthday, 2011, pp. 355â368.
- âCarl William Blegen (1887â1971)â, âSir Arthur John Evans (1851â1941)â and âMycenaeâ, Homer Encyclopedia, 2011, pp. 133â135, 280â281, 535â538.
- âA Point in Timeâ, Cretan Offerings: Studies in Honour of Peter Warren (British School at Athens Suppl. 18), 2010, pp. 367â394.
- âLocating Ahhiyawaâ, ÎΩΥÎÎ:΀ÎčΌηÏÎčÎșÎżÏ Î€ÎżÎŒÎżÏ ÎłÎčα ÏÎżÎœ ÎαΞηγηÏη ÎŁÏÏ ÏÎż ÎαÎșÏÎČÎčΎη, 2009, pp. 701â715.
- Thera Discussion: âM.H. Wienerâs Reply to the Papers by Manning et al. and Friedrich et al.â and âM.H. Wienerâs Response to the Friedrich et al. and Manning et al. Responsesâ, TreeâRings, Kings, and Old World Archaeology and Environment: Papers Presented in Honor of Peter Ian Kuniholm, 2009, pp. 317â332.
- âCold Fusion: The Uneasy Alliance of History and Scienceâ, Tree-Rings, Kings, and Old World Archaeology and Environment: Papers Presented in Honor of Peter Ian Kuniholm, 2009, pp. 277â292.
- âThe State of the Debate about the Date of the Theran Eruptionâ, Timeâs Up: Dating the Minoan Eruption of Santorini, Acts of the Minoan Eruption Chronology Workshop, Sandbjerg (November 2007), 2009, pp. 197â206.
- âNeopalatial Knossos: Rule and Roleâ, Krinoi kai Limenes: Studies in Honor of Joseph and Maria Shaw, 2007, pp. 231â242.
- âHomer and History: Old Questions, New Evidenceâ, EPOS: Reconsidering Greek Epic and Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology, Proceedings of the 11th International Aegean Conference, Los Angeles, UCLA-The J. Paul Getty Villa (20â23 April 2006), Aegaeum 28, 2007, pp. 3â33, ills. IâII.
- âTimes Change: The Current State of the Debate in Old World Chronologyâ, Proceedings of the 2nd EuroConference of âSCIEM 2000â, 28 Mayâ1 June 2003, Vienna, 2007, pp. 25â47.
- âPalatial Potters in Mycenaean Greeceâ, Σ΀ÎΊÎÎÎÎŁ ÎÎĄÎΣ΀ÎÎÎÎŁ: ArchĂ€ologische Forschungen zwischen Nil und Istros. Festschrift fĂŒr Stefan Hiller zum 65. Geburtstag, 2007, pp. 271-277.
- Malcolm H. Wiener et al. (eds.), Pottery and Society, The Impact of Recent Studies in Minoan Pottery, Gold Medal Colloquium in Honor of Philip P. Betancourt, 104th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, New Orleans, Louisiana (5 January 2003), 2006.
- âPots and Politiesâ, Pottery and Society, The Impact of Recent Studies in Minoan Pottery, Gold Medal Colloquium in Honor of Philip P. Betancourt, 104th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, New Orleans, Louisiana (5 January 2003), 2006, pp. 1-21.
- âEgypt and Timeâ, Egypt and the Levant 16, 2006, pp. 325-339.
- âChronology Going Forward (With a Query about 1525/4 B.C.)â, Timelines: Studies in Honour of Manfred Bietak, Vol. 3, 2006, pp. 317-328.
- âThe Absolute Chronology of Late Helladic III A2 Revisitedâ, Annual of the British School at Athens 98, 2003, pp. 239â250.
- âTime Out: The Current Impasse in Bronze Age Archaeological Datingâ, METRON: Measuring the Aegean Bronze Age, Proceedings of the 9th International Aegean Conference, New Haven, Yale University (18â21 April 2002), Aegaeum 24, 2003, pp. 363â399, ills. LXXâLXXI.
- âReport on the Final General Discussion: Introductory Remarksâ, LH IIIC Chronology and Synchronisms, Proceedings of the International Workshop held at the Austrian Academy of Sciences at Vienna, (7â8 May 2001), 2003, pp. 245â247.
- âThe White Slip I of Tell el-Dabâa and Thera: Critical Challenge for the Aegean Long Chronologyâ, The White Slip Ware of Late Bronze Age Cyprus, Proceedings of an International Conference Organized by the Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation, Nicosia in Honour of Malcolm Wiener, Nicosia (29â30 October 1998), Contributions to the Chronology of the Eastern Mediterranean, Vol. 2, 2001, pp. 195â202.
- âPresent Arms / Oars / Ingots: Searching for Evidence of Military/Maritime Administration in LM IBâ, POLEMOS, Le contexte guerrier en ĂgĂ©e Ă l'Ăąge du Bronze, Actes de la 7e Rencontre Ă©gĂ©enne internationale UniversitĂ© de LiĂšge (14â17 avril 1998), Aegaeum 19, 1999, pp. 411â423, ill. LXXX.
- âThe Absolute Chronology of Late Helladic IIIA2â, Sardinian and Aegean Chronology, Towards the Resolution of Relative and Absolute Dating in the Mediterranean, Proceedings of the International Colloquium âSardinian Stratigraphy and Mediterranean Chronologyâ, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts (17â19 March 1995), Studies in Sardinian Archaeology 5, 1998, pp. 309â319.
- Co-author (with James M. Allen), âSeparate Lives: The Ahmose Tempest Stela and the Theran Eruptionâ, Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 57.1, January 1998, pp. 1â28.
- Editor, âDiscussionsâ, Trade, Power and Cultural Exchange: Hyksos Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean World 1800â1500 B.C., An International Symposium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (3 November 1993), Ăgypten und Levante 5, 1995, pp. 121â132.
- âThe Nature and Control of Minoan Foreign Tradeâ, Bronze Age Trade in the Mediterranean, Papers Presented at the Conference held at Rewley House, Oxford (December 1989), Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 90, 1991, pp. 325â350.
- âThe Isles of Crete? The Minoan Thalassocracy Revisitedâ, Thera and the Aegean World III, Vol. 1, Archaeology, Proceedings of the Third International Congress Held in Santorini, Greece (3â9 September 1989), 1990, pp. 128â161.
- âRound-Table Commentsâ, Aegean Seals, Sealings and Administration, Proceedings of the NEH-Dickson Conference of the Program in Aegean Scripts and Prehistory of the Department of Classics, University of Texas at Austin (11â13 January 1989), Aegaeum 5, 1990, pp. 236â239.
- âTrade and Rule in Palatial Creteâ, The Function of the Minoan Palaces, Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium at the Swedish Institute in Athens (10â16 June 1984), 1987, pp. 261â268.
- âCrete and the Cyclades in LM I: The Tale of the Conical Cupsâ, The Minoan Thalassocracy: Myth and Reality, Proceedings of the Third International Symposium at the Swedish Institute in Athens (31 Mayâ5 June 1982), 1984, pp. 17â26.
Forthcoming publicationsâ»
- âBronze Age Aegean Seaportsâ, Festschrift, forthcoming.
- âThe Fateful Century: From the Destruction of Crete c. 1440 B.C. to the Destruction of Knossos c. 1350â40 B.C.â
- âThe Mycenaean Realm: A Brief Historyâ, Memorial volume in honor of Manfred Korfmann, forthcoming.
- âThe Population and Depopulation of Late Minoan Creteâ, Festschrift, forthcoming.
See alsoâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Malcolm H. Wiener â Aegean Prehistorian". Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy". www.hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "David Ellwood Named Director of Harvard Kennedy School's Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy". www.hks.harvard.edu. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ fullerdm (2007-11-28). "Malcolm Hewitt Wiener to be, Awarded Honorary Doctorate from UC". UC News. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Lists of U.S. Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949
- ^ "Thirteen win scholarships at Harvard", Washington Post, 17 May 1953.
- ^ "Collegiate Chess Championship Meet", The Harvard Crimson, 16 January 1956.
- ^ The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations.
- ^ "Leaders in Arts, Business and Public Service to Receive Honorary Degrees", UANews, 14 May 2014. University of Arizona Commencement Spring 2014 (archived).
- ^ "Malcolm H. Wiener, Aegean prehistory researcher and benefactor, named associate member of Academy of Athens", Athens News Agency, 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Malcolm H. Wiener, Aegean prehistory researcher and benefactor, named associate member of Academy of Athens", EllinikĂ RadiofonĂa TileĂłrasi.
- ^ Ring of Honor award to Malcolm Wiener, Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz.
- ^ "The Bandelier Award for Service to Archaeology Archived 2013-05-11 at the Wayback Machine", Archaeological Institute of America, 2013.
- ^ Dispatches from the AIA.
- ^ "Malcolm Wiener Awarded Gold Cross by the Hellenic Republic" —American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
- ^ "Ceremony to Award Dr. Malcolm Hewitt Wiener With the Gold Cross of the Order of Honor", Hellenic News Of America.
- ^ New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995
- ^ "Malcolm Wiener Weds Carolyn Seely". The New York Times. 1990-07-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Catherine Wiener, Riley Ford". The New York Times. 2019-10-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Harvard Art Happens - Elizabeth Wiener ('17) is a Sophomore in Cabot House concentrating in Comparative Literature and getting secondary in Economics. She is originally from New York City. But grew up largely in Greenwich, CT. In addition to being student guide, she also directs PBHA's Cambridge After School Program where she often leads arts-based programming. Tour: "Representation and Materiality" Elizabeth's tour focuses on how different materials affect the way that artists represent others and the self. Participants will look at sculpture, prints, paintings, and photographs in an attempt to define the advantages of each and see how artistic media have changed across time. | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ https://histecon.fas.harvard.edu/Elizabeth_Wiener.htm
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths SEELY, RUTH TALBOT". The New York Times. 2003-06-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths SEELY, RUTH TALBOT". The New York Times. 2003-06-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
Sourcesâ»
- Biography at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- "Malcolm Hewitt Wiener to be awarded honorary doctorate" (News release from the University of Cincinnati.)
- Honorary Graduands 2009—University College London (archived version; current shorter version at â»)
- "Malcolm Wiener Weds Carolyn Seely", New York Times, 15 July 1990.
- Betancourt P. P., Karageorghis V., Laffineur R., Niemeier W.-D. (editors), Meletemata: Studies in Aegean Archaeology Presented to Malcolm H. Wiener As He Enters His 65th Year (Aegaeum, University of LiĂšge, 1999) ISBN 978-1-935488-14-9 (Three-volume festschrift, including a biography.)
External linksâ»
- www.malcolmwiener.net (personal web site)
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory (INSTAP)
- INSTAP Academic Press
- Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School
- Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Laboratory for Aegean and Near Eastern Dendrochronology at Cornell University
- Millburn Ridgefield Corporation
- UCL doctorate ceremony (begins after 22:45)
- Wiener Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens