Arthur K. Watson
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Arthur K. Watson | |
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| 21stUnited States Ambassador toFrance | |
| In office May 6, 1970 – October 30, 1972 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Sargent Shriver |
| Succeeded by | John N. Irwin II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Kittredge Watson April 23, 1919 Summit, New Jersey,U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1974(aged 55) New Canaan, Connecticut,U.S. |
| Relatives | Thomas J. Watson(father) Thomas J. Watson Jr.(brother) |
| Education | Yale University |
Arthur Kittredge "Dick" Watson(April 23, 1919 – July 26, 1974) was an American businessman and diplomat. He served as president ofIBMWorld Trade Corporation andUnited States Ambassador to France.His father,Thomas J. Watson,was IBM's founder and oversaw that company's growth into an international force from the 1920s to the 1950s. His brotherThomas J. Watson Jr.was the president of IBM from 1952 to 1971 andUnited States Ambassador to the Soviet Union.
Early life
[edit]Arthur K. Watson—known as "Dick" by his friends and colleagues—was born inSummit, New Jersey.[1]He attendedThe Hotchkiss SchoolandYale University.
Watson was a benefactor of theMetropolitan Museum of Art,serving as a trustee of the Museum[2]and as a member of theMuseum's Centennialcommittee.[3]
Watson was the Ambassador to France during the1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China.Watson's meetings with his Chinese counterpartHuang Zhenin Paris helped to begin normalization of diplomatic relations before the countries had direct ambassadors.[4]
Arthur K. Watson died as a result of a fall on July 26, 1974, inNew Canaan, Connecticut,at age 55.[5]Yale University's computer science building is named in his honor.
Sources
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Staff."Arthur K. Watson",The New York Times,March 14, 1972. Accessed February 19, 2011. "Arthur Kittredge Watson, the younger son of Thomas J. Watson, was born in Summit, N.J., on April 23, 1919."
- ^Arthur K. Watson and Francis Day Rogers elected Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Press release, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (Sept. 2 1969). Retrieved 5 August 2014
- ^Finding aid for the George Trescher records related to The Metropolitan Museum of Art Centennial, 1949, 1960–1971 (bulk 1967–1970)ArchivedApril 12, 2019, at theWayback Machine.The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^McElvenny, Ralph; Marc, Wortman (2023).The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived.PublicAffairs. p. 429.ISBN978-1-5417-6852-9.
- ^"Arthur Watson dies",ComputerworldAugust 7, 1974 p. 29
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