- William Rappard
William Emmanuel Rappard (
April 22 ,1883 –April 29 ,1958 ) was an influential academic and diplomat of the interwar-period, a passionate defender of the international scene.He was Co-Founder of the
Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS), Professor of Economic History at theUniversity of Geneva , Rector of the University of Geneva, Director of the Mandate Department of theLeague of Nations , and Swiss Representative at theInternational Labour Organization (ILO), as well as at the United Nations Organization (UN) and at the United States Embassy.Rappard was a member of various Swiss diplomatic missions including service with the Swiss delegation to the peace conference in France that ended the First World War. He made a strong impression on President
Woodrow Wilson and was highly influential in persuading him to choose Geneva as headquarters of the League of Nations beginning in 1920.References
* [http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList152/BB5A6D0162399B86C1256B660059F845/ Défenseur des libertés, serviteur de son pays et de la Communauté internationale] (ICRC)
* [http://www.libertyhaven.com/theoreticalorphilosophicalissues/austrianeconomics/william.shtml/ William E. Rappard: An International Man in an Age of Nationalism] (Liberty Haven)
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