Frederick Vanderbilt Field
American leftist political activist and political writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick Vanderbilt Field (April 13, 1905 – February 1, 2000) was an American leftist political activist, political writer and a great-great-grandson of railroad tycoon Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, disinherited by his wealthy relatives for his radical political views. Field became a specialist on Asia and was a prime staff member and supporter of the Institute of Pacific Relations. He also supported Henry Wallace's Progressive Party and so many openly Communist organizations that he was accused of being a member of the Communist Party.[1] He was a top target of the American government during the peak of 1950s McCarthyism. Field denied ever having been a party member but admitted in his memoirs, "I suppose I was what the Party called a 'member at large.'"[2][1]
Frederick Vanderbilt Field | |
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Born | (1905-04-13)April 13, 1905 |
Died | February 1, 2000(2000-02-01) (aged 94) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Harvard University London School of Economics |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Brown (1st), Edith Chamberlain Hunter (2nd), Anita Cohen Boyer (3rd), Nieves Orozco (4th) |
Parent(s) | William Osgood Field Lila Vanderbilt Sloane |
Relatives | Cornelius Vanderbilt (great-great-grandfather) Samuel Osgood (ancestor) Cyrus Field (ancestor) |