A sad day .. James Boxall Curator/Head Map and Geospatial Information Collection Killam Library Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3H 4H8 902-494-3757 (tel) 902-494-2062 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] magic.library.dal.ca
Immediate Past-President, Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) www.acmla.org ----------- IN MEMORIAM ----------- TO: The University Community FROM: Tom Traves, President (Dalhousie) DATE: Feb. 8, 2002 SUBJECT: In Memoriam - Dr. Elisabeth Mann Borgese It is with great sadness that I inform the university community of the death of one of its most celebrated members, Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Professor Emerita of Political Science. She died suddenly of an acute respiratory illness yesterday in Switzerland while on a skiing trip. She was 83 years of age. The daughter of renowned author and Nobel Laureate, Thomas Mann, she studied piano before her extensive studies in political science and law. A citizen of the world, she lived in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the United States before settling in Canada and becoming a Canadian citizen. She had a varied career as an editor, a specialist in Italian-American relations, a playwright and an essayist. But her most famous role was an advocate for the peaceful use of the ocean and its preservation as the common heritage of mankind. She organized a pioneering conference on the law of the sea in 1970, called Pacem in Maribus (Peace in the Oceans). Since then, 30 such conferences have taken place worldwide. Her list of accomplishments in the law of the sea, political science and international law is too long to detail. At Dalhousie, she was best-known as the Founder and Honorary Chair of the International Ocean Institute, headquartered on campus. Her high profile as an expert and consultant to the United Nations, the World Bank and a host of other international organizations raised the profile of ocean studies here immeasurably. Over the years, she helped train a host of civil servants and university faculty in developing countries in marine resource management. Although she was officially a professor emerita, the term retired was singularly inappropriate for this dynamic woman. Until her death, she continued to keep regular office hours and teach courses in political science. And, according to colleagues, she kept a schedule that would have exhausted many people half her age. Her work earned her many laurels, including an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Dalhousie in 1998 and an Order of Canada. Earlier this year, the Government of Germany awarded her the Gosses Bundesverdienstkreuz, one of its highest honors. Her life was marked by movement but in later life, her oceanfront home in Sambro Head, Nova Scotia, became her refuge. She lived there in the company of a beloved family of dogs. Her fascination with the ocean was lifelong. As she said, "The oceans are a great laboratory for the making of a new world order, based on new forms of international co-operation and organization, on a new economic theory, on a new philosophy. One of the greatest tributes came in her recent nomination for the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, where Elisabeth Mann Borgese was called "the brightest star in the firmament of the galaxy of those who have dedicated their life to the cause of global peace and justice. Indeed, she has been called the Mother of the Oceans and has been instrumental in encouraging world leaders to rethink our relationship with the oceans and our management of marine resources and relate it to global issues." Dr. Mann Borgese is survived by her family, including two daughters, Dr. Nica Borgese, Milan, Italy and Ms. Angelica Borgese, California; many colleagues and friends. To honor Dr. Mann Borgese's passing, the campus flag has been lowered. Memorial arrangements are incomplete at this time. Once they become available, I will let the university community know of further details. ---------------------------------------------------------------- List proprietor: (GOMINFOEX) Website: http://www.gulfofmaine.org/gominfoex/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone:(902)426-7464 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Distributed by ICPp ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) If you are a community, school group or non profit organization that would benefit from using a listserve - please contact us. We may be able to help! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Post message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To reply to this conversation thread, hit reply otherwise a new conversation will be created. On-line Archiving: <http://www.mail-archive.com/zeus-coastal-gominfoex-list%40phoebe.hosting4u.net/>
