Background
Weidenfeld, Arthur George Baron of Chelsea was born on September 13, 1919 in Vienna. Arrived in England, 1938, naturalized, 1946. Son of Max and Rosa Eisenstein-ish (Horowitz) Weidenfeld.
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Arthur George Baron of Chelsea Weidenfeld
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Attended in law, University Vienna, 1938. Attended, Konsular Akademie.
Career
Head special German section British Broadcasting Corporation Overseas Monitoring Service, 1939—1942. Diplomatic commentator European affairs British Broadcasting Corporation Empire, North America Service, 1942—1946. Founder Contact magazine, 1945—1951.
Founder, chairman Weidenfeld & Nicolson, New York City, since 1948, Wheatland Corporation, New York City, Grove Press, New York City. Director South Bank, London. Political adviser, chef de cabinet to president Weizmann of Israel, 1949—1950.
Vice chairman, board governors Ben Gurion University Negev, Beer-Sheva. Governor University Tel Aviv, Weizmann Institute of Science. Trustee Mishkenot Sha'ananim in Jerusalem, Jerusalem Foundation in Britain, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Chairman Wheatland Foundation, New York City. Board governors Bezalel Art Academy Created Knight, 1969, baron, 76.
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Married Jane Sieff, 1952 (divorced). Married Barbara Skelton Connolly, 1956 (divorced). Married Sandra Payson Meyer, 1966 (divorced).
