Ralph Bunche

 

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Ralph Bunche AKA Ralph Johnson Bunche Born: 4-Aug-1904 Birthplace: Detroit, MI Died: 9-Dec-1971 Location of death: New York City Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY Gender: Male Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Activist Nationality: United States Executive summary: UN Mediator in Palestine 1948 Military service: OSS (WWII) Appointed UN Mediator in Palestine after Count Bernadotte was assassinated on 17 September 1948, where he was successful in gaining an armistice. Father: Fred Bunche (barber) Mother: Olive Johnson (amateur musician) Wife: Ruth Harris (m. 23-Jun-1930, until his death, three children)     High School: Jefferson High School, Los Angeles, CA     University: University of California at Los Angeles (1927, summa cum laude)     University: MA, Harvard University     University: PhD, Harvard University     University: London School of Economics (post-doctoral research)     Nobel Peace Prize 1950     Rosenwald Fellowship     Toppan Prize     Presidential Medal of Freedom     Spingarn Medal 1949 Is the subject of books: Ralph Bunche, An American Life, Sep-1993, BY: Brian Urquhart Author of books: A World View of Race (1936, pamphlet) The Political Status of the Negro in the Age of FDR (1973, history) Appears on postage stamps: USA, Scott #1860 (20 cents, issued 12-Jan-1982) Do you know something we don't? Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile Copyright ©2006 Soylent Communications