A brief biographical
sketch
1879 - Born in
Warsaw (Poland). Attended Polytechnic Institute, Warsaw, as
chemistry engineer; later studied in Germany and Italy, specially
in Rome.
1914 - Volunteered
for service in the Second Russian Army, assigned to a Cavalry
Detachment of the General Staff Intelligence Department.
1915 - Sent to
Canada and USA as an Artillery expert in the Russian Army. Became
recruiting officer for French-Polish Army in USA. Lectured for
the US government on the war, etc.
1921 - Manhood
of Humanity: The Science and Art of Human Engineering published
by E. P. Dutton, New York.
1924 - Published
Time-Binding. The General Theory (First Paper).
1926 - Published
Time-Binding. The General Theory (Second Paper).
1933 - Science
and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and
General Semantics published by International Non-Aristotelian
Library Publishing Company, New York.
1938 - Established
the Institute of General Semantics in Chicago. [now located
in Englewood, New Jersey]
1950 - Died at
Sharon Hospital, Connecticut.
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