Alfred de Grazia
Alfred de Grazia (December 29, 1919 - July 12, 2014) was an American political scientist and author. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He developed techniques of computer-based social network analysis in the 1950s,[1] developed new ideas about personal digital archives in the 1970s,[2] and defended the catastrophism thesis of Immanuel Velikovsky.
On December 31, 2013, Alfred was awarded the highest French distinction, being made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by decree of President François Hollande.[3]
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Alfred de Grazia in Naxos, Greece, August 2003
French Medal of Honor Recipient Alfred de Grazia helping celebrate World War II Victory Day in France
References
- ↑ "Discovering National Elites: Table of Contents". grazian-archive.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ↑ "THE PERSONAL ARCHIVE: ON RETRIEVING VALUABLE CULTURAL RESOURCES". grazian-archive.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Décret du 31 décembre 2013 portant nomination". legifrance.gouv.f. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
Further reading
- Quantavolution - Challenges to Conventional Science, Festschrift in honor of Alfred de Grazia's 90th birthday, compiled and edited by Ian Tresman, Knowledge Computing, UK (2010)
Other websites
- The Grazian Archive: archived works of Alfred de Grazia
- The American State of Canaan Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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