Bruce Chapman

Bruce Chapman

Infobox Person
name = Bruce Chapman
residence =
other_names =


image_size = 156px
caption =
birth_name =
birth_date = 1940
birth_place = Evanston, Illinois, USA
death_date =
death_place =
death_cause =
known =
occupation = Former politician, current think-tank fellow
title = Director of the Discovery Institute
salary =
term =
predecessor =
successor =
party =
boards =
religion = Roman Catholic
spouse =
partner =
children =
relations =
website =
footnotes =
employer =
height =
weight =

Bruce K. Chapman (born 1940 in Evanston, Illinois) is the director and founder of the Discovery Institute, an American conservative think tank often associated with the religious right. [ [http://www.centerforinquiry.net/uploads/attachments/Forrest_Paper.pdf Understanding the Intelligent Design Creationist Movement: Its True Nature and Goals. A Position Paper from the Center for Inquiry, Office of Public Policy] Barbara Forrest. May, 2007.] [Patricia O’Connell Killen, a religion professor at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma whose work centers on the regional religious identity of the Pacific Northwest, recently wrote that "religiously inspired think tanks such as the conservative evangelical Discovery Institute" are part of the "religious landscape" of that area. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3944/is_200502/ai_n9521923] ] He was previously a journalist, a Republican Party politician and a diplomat.

Biography

After graduating from Harvard University in 1962Fact|date=July 2008, he served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, and worked as an editorial writer for the "New York Herald Tribune". In 1966 Chapman moved to Seattle and wrote a book entitled "The Wrong Man in Uniform", arguing against conscription.

With his college roommate George Gilder, he wrote an attack on the anti-intellectual policies of Barry Goldwater entitled The Party That Lost Its Head (1966).

Chapman became active in politics through the Seattle Young Republicans, and became a member of the United States Republican Party. He was elected to the Seattle City Council in 1971. In 1975, he was appointed Secretary of State of Washington. He campaigned for the office of Governor of Washington in 1980, but ultimately did not win the Republican nomination.

Chapman was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the position of Director of the United States Census Bureau and served in that role from 1981 until 1983. Between 1983 and 1985 he was Deputy Assistant to President Reagan and Director of the White House Office of Planning and Evaluation. From 1985 to 1988 he served in the appointed position of United States Ambassador to the United Nations Organizations in Vienna. His portfolio included nuclear proliferation, refugees, economic development, and the control of narcotics.

From 1988 to 1990 Chapman was a fellow at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank. In 1990 , he left Hudson and founded the Discovery Institute. The institute is best known as the hub of the Intelligent Design movement, [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1072-1407612,00.html What is...'Intelligent Design?'] Terence Kealey. The Times, UK, December 18 2004.] and also focuses on a broad range of issues, including transportation and international cooperation in the Cascadia region.

Chapman is a Roman Catholic and is married to the former Sarah Gilmore Williams (a great-granddaughter of Theodore Roosevelt), with whom he has two sons, Adam and Andrew.

References

External links

* [http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=7&isFellow=true Bruce Chapman biography] from the Discovery Institute
* [http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0605/discovery-darwin.php Discovery's Creation] A brief history of the founding of the Discovery institute and how the Wedge Document was made public.
* [http://www.secstate.wa.gov/office/secretary_history.aspx Articles on Secretaries of State for Washington]
* [http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=5010656 Lecture by Bruce Chapman on "What Does A Think Tank Think About?" in July, 2006] Mr. Chapman provides a tour of the think tank world and explains how "policy wonks" influence public policy.
* [http://www.crosscut.com/seattle/13794/ Evolution of a think tank] — "A journalist comes of age with Bruce Chapman, watching him launch Seattle's Discovery Institute and the intelligent design movement."


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bruce Chapman — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bruce K. Chapman (1940) es el director y fundador del Discovery Institute, un think tank conservador estadounidense, relacionado con la derecha religiosa.[1] [2] Anteriormente se desempeñó como periodista y como… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman — (* 19. Mai 1928 in London; † 16. Dezember 1982) war ein englischer Rennwagen Konstrukteur. Er war der Gründer der Rennsportmarke Lotus. Colin Chapman studierte Bautechnik an der University London und anschließend Luftfahrttechnik an der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman — Colin Chapman Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chapman. Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman, né le 19 mai 1928 et mort dans la nuit du 15 au 16 décembre 1982 d une attaque cardiaque dans le château de Ketteringham Hall, siège du Team Lotus, était un… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chapman — es el apellido de diferentes personajes reales y de ficción: Tracy Chapman, (Cleveland, Ohio, 1964) es una cantautora estadounidense ganadora de varios premios Grammy. George Chapman, (Hitchin, Hertfordshire h. 1559 Londres 1634) fue un poeta,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Chapman (surname) — This article is about the surname Chapman. For other uses, see Chapman. Chapman Family name Meaning Business man or trader Chapman is a surname and perhaps an occupational surname. There is not a single agreed origin of the surname Chapman.… …   Wikipedia

  • Chapman — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Toponyme 2.1 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chapman — Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (1928 1982), the founder of Lotus. One of the most innovative engineer in automotive racing history …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen — (* 23. September 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA) ist ein US amerikanischer Rockmusiker. Bruce Springsteen 2005 Springsteen ist weltweit seit Jahrzehnten äußerst populär. Allein in den USA hat er mehr als 60 Millionen Alben verkauft; damit… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Chapman University, Argyros School of Business and Economics — Chapman University, Argyros School of Business Economics Established 1977 Type Private Endowment US $134.6 million parent institution [1] Dean …   Wikipedia

  • Bruce Edward Babbitt — (* 27. Juni 1938 in Flagstaff, Arizona) ist ein ehemaliger US amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei). Er war von 1978 bis 1987 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Arizona …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”