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'''Arthur Hobson Dean''' (October 16, 1898 – November 30, 1987) was a [[New York City]] [[lawyer]] and [[diplomat]] who was viewed as one of the leading [[corporate lawyer]]s of his day, as well having served as a key advisor to numerous [[President of the United States|U.S. presidents]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Krebs | first = Albin | title = Arthur H. Dean, Envoy to Korea Talks, Dies at 89 | url= https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/01/obituaries/arthur-h-dean-envoy-to-korea-talks-dies-at-89.html?pagewanted=all | work=[[The New York Times]] | date =December 1, 1987}}</ref>
'''Arthur Hobson Dean''' (October 16, 1898 – November 30, 1987) was a [[New York City]] [[lawyer]] and [[diplomat]] who was viewed as one of the leading [[corporate lawyer]]s of his day, as well having served as a key advisor to numerous [[President of the United States|U.S. presidents]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Krebs | first = Albin | title = Arthur H. Dean, Envoy to Korea Talks, Dies at 89 | url= https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/01/obituaries/arthur-h-dean-envoy-to-korea-talks-dies-at-89.html?pagewanted=all | work=[[The New York Times]] | date =December 1, 1987}}</ref>


== Early life ==
⚫
An [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[New York (state)|New York]], native, Dean was educated at [[Ithaca High School (Ithaca, New York)|Ithaca High School]] and then [[Cornell University]]. After serving in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War I]], he received both a bachelor's and [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]] degree from Cornell, in 1921 and 1923, respectively, and was the [[managing editor]] of the ''[[Cornell Law Quarterly]]''<ref>[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM04100.html Cornell Library: Guide to Arthur H. Dean papers]. Retrieved November 10, 2007.</ref>

== Career ==
Dean was chairman and senior partner of [[Sullivan & Cromwell]], where he worked closely with [[John Foster Dulles]]. He was the chief U.S. negotiator at [[Panmunjeom]] where he helped negotiate the [[Korean Armistice Agreement]], which ended the [[Korean War]],<ref>[http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872177,00.html The Acid Test] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529222942/http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C872177%2C00.html |date=May 29, 2011 }} ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', March 21, 1961</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222131413/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,890805,00.html The Wall Street Lawyer] ''Time'', December 21, 1953</ref> and also helped draft and negotiate the [[Partial Test Ban Treaty|Nuclear Test Ban Treaty]] in 1963.<ref>[http://www.asil.org/aboutasil/presidents/DeanAH.html List of Presidents] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113224136/http://www.asil.org/aboutasil/presidents/DeanAH.html |date=November 13, 2007 }} American Society of International Law, accessed 11.10.2007</ref> Dean was a member (and later served on the board of directors) of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], the [[Asia Society]] and served as a delegate to the [[United Nations]]. He was a member of the steering committee of the [[Bilderberg Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html |title=Former Steering Committee Members |work=bilderbergmeetings.org |publisher=[[Bilderberg Group]] |accessdate=February 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095633/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html |archivedate=February 2, 2014}}</ref> and participated in 14 conferences between 1957 and 1975.
Dean was chairman and senior partner of [[Sullivan & Cromwell]], where he worked closely with [[John Foster Dulles]]. He was the chief U.S. negotiator at [[Panmunjeom]] where he helped negotiate the [[Korean Armistice Agreement]], which ended the [[Korean War]],<ref>[http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872177,00.html The Acid Test] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529222942/http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C872177%2C00.html |date=May 29, 2011 }} ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', March 21, 1961</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222131413/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,890805,00.html The Wall Street Lawyer] ''Time'', December 21, 1953</ref> and also helped draft and negotiate the [[Partial Test Ban Treaty|Nuclear Test Ban Treaty]] in 1963.<ref>[http://www.asil.org/aboutasil/presidents/DeanAH.html List of Presidents] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113224136/http://www.asil.org/aboutasil/presidents/DeanAH.html |date=November 13, 2007 }} American Society of International Law, accessed 11.10.2007</ref> Dean was a member (and later served on the board of directors) of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], the [[Asia Society]] and served as a delegate to the [[United Nations]]. He was a member of the steering committee of the [[Bilderberg Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html |title=Former Steering Committee Members |work=bilderbergmeetings.org |publisher=[[Bilderberg Group]] |accessdate=February 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095633/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html |archivedate=February 2, 2014}}</ref> and participated in 14 conferences between 1957 and 1975.


== Legacy ==
⚫
An [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[New York (state)|New York]], native, Dean was educated at [[Ithaca High School (Ithaca, New York)|Ithaca High School]] and then [[Cornell University]]. After serving in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War I]], he received both a bachelor's and [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]] degree from Cornell, in 1921 and 1923, respectively, and was the [[managing editor]] of the ''[[Cornell Law Quarterly]]''<ref>[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM04100.html Cornell Library: Guide to Arthur H. Dean papers]. Retrieved November 10, 2007.</ref> Dean's official papers are maintained at [[Cornell University Library]], of which he was a major patron.<ref>[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/footsteps/exhibition/foundingcollections/foundingcollections_4.html Founding Collections of Cornell Library]. Retrieved November 10, 2007.</ref>
Dean's official papers are maintained at [[Cornell University Library]], of which he was a major patron.<ref>[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/footsteps/exhibition/foundingcollections/foundingcollections_4.html Founding Collections of Cornell Library]. Retrieved November 10, 2007.</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Arthur Hobson Dean (October 16, 1898 – November 30, 1987) was a New York City lawyer and diplomat who was viewed as one of the leading corporate lawyers of his day, as well having served as a key advisor to numerous U.S. presidents.[1]

Early life

An Ithaca, New York, native, Dean was educated at Ithaca High School and then Cornell University. After serving in the United States Navy during World War I, he received both a bachelor's and LL.B degree from Cornell, in 1921 and 1923, respectively, and was the managing editor of the Cornell Law Quarterly[2]

Career

Dean was chairman and senior partner of Sullivan & Cromwell, where he worked closely with John Foster Dulles. He was the chief U.S. negotiator at Panmunjeom where he helped negotiate the Korean Armistice Agreement, which ended the Korean War,[3][4] and also helped draft and negotiate the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963.[5] Dean was a member (and later served on the board of directors) of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Asia Society and served as a delegate to the United Nations. He was a member of the steering committee of the Bilderberg Group[6] and participated in 14 conferences between 1957 and 1975.

Legacy

Dean's official papers are maintained at Cornell University Library, of which he was a major patron.[7]

References

  1. ^ Krebs, Albin (December 1, 1987). "Arthur H. Dean, Envoy to Korea Talks, Dies at 89". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Cornell Library: Guide to Arthur H. Dean papers. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
  3. ^ The Acid Test Archived May 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Time, March 21, 1961
  4. ^ The Wall Street Lawyer Time, December 21, 1953
  5. ^ List of Presidents Archived November 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine American Society of International Law, accessed 11.10.2007
  6. ^ "Former Steering Committee Members". bilderbergmeetings.org. Bilderberg Group. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  7. ^ Founding Collections of Cornell Library. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
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