Sir James Wolfensohn

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Order_of_chivalry
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Brookings_Institution
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Institute_of_International_Affairs
gptkbp:birth_date 1933-12-30
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:died 2020-02-25
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Wolfensohn_Center_for_Development
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir James Wolfensohn
gptkbp:influenced global development policy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Maynard_Keynes
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:President_of_the_World_Bank
support for education initiatives
emphasis on sustainable development
advocacy for poverty reduction
gptkbp:members gptkb:Council_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Trilateral_Commission
gptkb:Advisory_Board_of_the_Institute_for_Advanced_Study
gptkb:Board_of_Directors_of_the_Carnegie_Endowment_for_International_Peace
gptkb:Board_of_Directors_of_the_International_Crisis_Group
gptkb:Board_of_Directors_of_the_International_Rescue_Committee
gptkb:Board_of_Directors_of_the_National_Democratic_Institute
gptkb:Board_of_Directors_of_the_World_Wildlife_Fund
gptkb:Board_of_Trustees_of_the_Aspen_Institute
gptkb:Board_of_Trustees_of_the_Brookings_Institution
gptkb:International_Advisory_Board_of_the_New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Bank
gptkb:Economist
gptkb:Embassy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lewis_T._Preston
gptkbp:retired gptkb:World_Bank_presidency
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elaine_Wolfensohn
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Paul_Wolfowitz
gptkbp:term_end gptkb:2005
gptkbp:term_start gptkb:1995
gptkbp:title_holder Doctor of Laws from Harvard University
Doctor of Humane Letters from Brandeis University
Doctor of Laws from University of Cape Town
Doctor of Laws from University of Edinburgh
Doctor of Laws from University of Sydney