Zbigniew Brzezinski: advisors and students

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Zbigniew Brzezinski

Polish-American diplomat and political scientist1928 to 2017

Wikidata names Merle Fainsod as doctoral advisor and names Michael Karpovich as teacher. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and 5 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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Merle Fainsod

Teachers and mentors1

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Michael Karpovich

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stated by WikidataMerle Fainsod

Education and career6

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1945 to 1950
McGill University
studied
1950 to 1953
Harvard Law School
studied
1953 to 1960
Harvard University
worked
1960 to 1989
Columbia University
worked
undated
Johns Hopkins University
worked
undated
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
worked

At a glance

known as: geopolitical analyst, political scientist, pedagogue, university teacher, author, strategist, critic, film actor, politician, scientist
fields: international relations, national security
degrees: Bachelor of Arts, 1949, master's degree, 1950, Doctor of Philosophy
awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1960, Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic), 1995, Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class, 1998, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1981, Order of the Three Stars, 2nd Class, 2007, Harvard Centennial Medal, Antonovych prize, Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania, 2003, Order of Merit, 1st class, 1996, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, 1998, honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw, 1991, Order of Stara Planina, 2001, Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary, Ellis Island Medal of Honor, honorary citizen of Kraków, 2001, honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin, 1990, honorary doctor of Fordham University, honorary doctor of Georgetown University, honorary doctor of Vilnius University, honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow, 2000, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class, 2008, honorary citizen of Vilnius, 2003, Order of the Star of Romania, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, honorary citizen of Gdańsk, Great Immigrants Award, 2007, Cross of the President of the Slovak Republic, 2nd Class, 2002, honorary doctor of Comenius University, 2000
member of: Council on Foreign Relations, Atlantic Council, National Endowment for Democracy, Polish Society of Arts and Sciences Abroad, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Trilateral Commission, 1973 to 2009
notable works: The Grand Chessboard, Between Two Ages
Wikipedia: in 77 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaZbigniew Brzezinski
stated by WikidataWikidataQ168041
stated by WikidataVIAF34581946
stated by WikidataGND118516442
stated by WikidataIdRef056743858
stated by WikidataISNI0000000121274690

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project241015

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Read on 27 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q168041,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Zbigniew Brzezinski: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q168041},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). Zbigniew Brzezinski: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q168041