Borgese, Giuseppe Antonio, 1882-1952

Borgese was an author and a literature professor at the University of Chicago; he was married to Elisabeth Mann, the youngest daughter of the author Thomas Mann.

From the description of Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1944. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862976

Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, an Italian-American author and a political philosopher, was born near Palermo, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1931. He taught at Smith (1932-1935) and at the University of Chicago (from 1936). His works include the novels RUBÉ (1921), GOLIATH: THE MARCH OF FASCISM (1937), and COMMON CAUSE (1943). Elizabeth Mann Borgese, youngest daughter of the German author Thomas Mann, was his wife.

From the description of Giuseppe Antonio Borgese collection, 1937-1970. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 62317167

In 1947, the Committee to Frame a World Constitution became a member of the World Movement for World Federal Government (WMWFG); at this time Mrs. Borgese, a member of the CFWC secretariat, was elected one of the Committee's delegates to the WMWFG. From the fall of 1947 to the fall of 1948 she was a member of the WMWFG Council. From the fall of 1948 to the winter of 1950 she was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Council of the WMWFG. Until June 1951, Mr. G. A. Borgese was Co-Chairman of the Commission Constitutionelle Mondiale, "a group of scholars mandated by the Congress [of the WMWFG] with the task of preparing some research material" for world congresses of the WMWFG in the future for their consideration. [The papers come to an end on June 30, 1951 with the dissolution of the Committee to Frame a World Constitution and the cessation of its publication, Common Cause.]

From the guide to the World Movement for World Federal Government. Records, 1947-1951, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)