Background

Kauffman, Andrew John was born on November 27, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Reginald Wright and Ruth (Hammitt) Kauffman.

Education

Bachelor, Harvard University, 1943.

Career

Political specialist, unites states department State, Washington, 1943-1956; foreign service officer, unites states department State, various posts, 1956-1970; corporation director, General Plywood, Louisville, Springfield, Kentucky, Massachusetts, 1966-1968; writer, Washington, since 1971. Board directors Video Communications, Springfield.

Achievements

• Andrew John Kauffman has been listed as a notable political specialist, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • K2: The 1939 Tragedy: The Full Story of the Ill-Fated Wiessner Expedition
  • K2: The 1939 Tragedy: The Full Story of the Ill-Fated Wiessner Expedition First edition by Andrew J. Kauffman, William L. Putnam (1992) Hardcover

Membership

Member American Alpine Club (board directors 1983-1986, vice president 1988, Angelo Halprin award 1988), Appalachian Mountain Club, Potomac-Appalachian Trail Club (honorary, mountaineering section).

Interests

• Avocations: camping, skiing, hiking (1st ascent by an American of Hidden Peak, Karakoram Range, Asia in 1958).

Connections

Married Elizabeth Conant, September 12, 1943 (divorced October 1959). Married Daphne S. Ennis, March 21, 1977.

Father:

Reginald Wright Kauffman

Mother:

Ruth (Hammitt) Kauffman

Spouse:

Daphne S. Ennis

Spouse:

Elizabeth Conant