Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Andrew Paulson (born 1958) is an American entrepreneur living in London. He is the son of noted American professor Ronald Paulson and is married to Loic Landry Tchouante Dombeu.As a student he worked with oncology and neurophysiology researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Yale University and at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. While an undergraduate he ran the classical music program at WYBC, a commercial radio station in New Haven, CT, and founded The New Theater Company where he produced and directed numerous plays, including Jodie Foster’s stage debut, Getting Out. Paulson graduated with a BA in French Literature and Literary Criticism from Yale University in 1981, and attended the Yale School of Drama. From 1982 to 86 he lived in Berlin and Paris, writing novels; from 1987 to 93 he lived in Paris, London and Milan, shooting fashion and advertising photography. During this period he co-founded (with Gilles Dusein) the Paris conceptual photography gallery Urbi et Orbi, and co-founded (with Kurt Novack) a graphic design studio, Pourriture Noble.In 1991, David Hirson’s celebrated play La Bête was premiered on Broadway and in London. Valère, the principal character, is said to be largely based on the young Paulson. The Molière-inspired comedy, written in rhyming iambic pentameter, is set in 17th-century France and Valère’s 30-minute manic monologue, a theatrical tour-de-force, has become a staple of the modern American repertory. The play was reprised to great acclaim in 2010 in London and New York, with Mark Rylance as Valère.In 1993 Paulson was invited to visit Russia by Dmitri Hvorostovsky to make a photo-reportage and decided to stay. He developed the first color magazine in Russia, Delovie Lyudi (Russian: Деловые люди), for the French Groupe Hersant. In 1995 he launched Ponedyelnik (Russian: Понедельник), the first independent news/business weekly in Russia, in partnership with Len Blavatnik. And in 1997 he created Vechernyaya Moskva (Russian: Вечерняя Москва) a bi-weekly entertainment listings publication financed by the Bank of Moscow.Shortly after the first Russian financial crisis of August 1998, Paulson together with Anton Kudryashov and Ilya Tsentsiper founded Afisha (Russian: Афиша), an entertainment and listings magazine, the importance of which as the cultural touchstone of Russia cannot be overestimated. According to Business Week, “[H]e got the formula right with Afisha, a biweekly guide to Moscow's cultural life. The timing was perfect. Nightlife in Moscow was taking off as the country emerged from an economic crisis, and Afisha quickly became the best-selling magazine in Russia.” To this day, Afisha Publishing House sets the high-water mark for independent magazine publishing in Russia and has produced a generation of journalists who have transformed the political landscape of the country.In 2002, Paulson launched Bolshoi Gorod (Russian: Большой Город), a free bi-weekly ”Sunday Magazine Section to a daily newspaper that doesn’t exist." And in 2003, he launched the first Russian monthly glossy travel magazine MIR. Afisha Publishing House was acquired by the Russian media group ProfMedia in 2005 for $30m and merged with Rambler Media Group in 2010.In 2006, Paulson with Alexander Mamut founded SUP, ultimately consisting of LiveJournal (the principal blogging platform/social network in Russia), championat.com (the largest sports site in Russia), and gazeta.ru (the largest news site in Russia). In 2013, Rambler/Afisha and SUP were merged creating Russia's third largest online asset which is estimated to have a value of over $1bn.In 2012, AGON, a company created by Paulson, was accorded by FIDE the long-term, exclusive rights to develop, organize and commercialize the World Chess Championship cycle. According to Chess Magazine, the 2013 London Candidates was “the most amazing tournament ever seen in Britain and will go down among the top half-dozen tournaments of all time... A page has turned in the history of the game." And World Champion Viswanathan Anand said that “It has been maybe the best ever Candidates tournament in history.” The Financial Times acknowledged that, “Mr Paulson is pepping up the world chess championship with money, grandeur and innovation.”In October, 2013, he was elected President of the English Chess Federation; on March 8, 2014, he resigned and the Board nominated him to stand for election as Deputy President of the European Chess Union.Paulson is on the advisory boards of several charities, foundations and technology companies: The Human Dignity Trust, The Weidenfeld Scholarships at Oxford, The Listen Charity and State.com. He was also an executive producer for Victor Ginzburg's award-winning film of Victor Pelevin's cult novel Generation P.. }
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- Andrew_Paulson abstract "Andrew Paulson (born 1958) is an American entrepreneur living in London. He is the son of noted American professor Ronald Paulson and is married to Loic Landry Tchouante Dombeu.As a student he worked with oncology and neurophysiology researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Yale University and at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. While an undergraduate he ran the classical music program at WYBC, a commercial radio station in New Haven, CT, and founded The New Theater Company where he produced and directed numerous plays, including Jodie Foster’s stage debut, Getting Out. Paulson graduated with a BA in French Literature and Literary Criticism from Yale University in 1981, and attended the Yale School of Drama. From 1982 to 86 he lived in Berlin and Paris, writing novels; from 1987 to 93 he lived in Paris, London and Milan, shooting fashion and advertising photography. During this period he co-founded (with Gilles Dusein) the Paris conceptual photography gallery Urbi et Orbi, and co-founded (with Kurt Novack) a graphic design studio, Pourriture Noble.In 1991, David Hirson’s celebrated play La Bête was premiered on Broadway and in London. Valère, the principal character, is said to be largely based on the young Paulson. The Molière-inspired comedy, written in rhyming iambic pentameter, is set in 17th-century France and Valère’s 30-minute manic monologue, a theatrical tour-de-force, has become a staple of the modern American repertory. The play was reprised to great acclaim in 2010 in London and New York, with Mark Rylance as Valère.In 1993 Paulson was invited to visit Russia by Dmitri Hvorostovsky to make a photo-reportage and decided to stay. He developed the first color magazine in Russia, Delovie Lyudi (Russian: Деловые люди), for the French Groupe Hersant. In 1995 he launched Ponedyelnik (Russian: Понедельник), the first independent news/business weekly in Russia, in partnership with Len Blavatnik. And in 1997 he created Vechernyaya Moskva (Russian: Вечерняя Москва) a bi-weekly entertainment listings publication financed by the Bank of Moscow.Shortly after the first Russian financial crisis of August 1998, Paulson together with Anton Kudryashov and Ilya Tsentsiper founded Afisha (Russian: Афиша), an entertainment and listings magazine, the importance of which as the cultural touchstone of Russia cannot be overestimated. According to Business Week, “[H]e got the formula right with Afisha, a biweekly guide to Moscow's cultural life. The timing was perfect. Nightlife in Moscow was taking off as the country emerged from an economic crisis, and Afisha quickly became the best-selling magazine in Russia.” To this day, Afisha Publishing House sets the high-water mark for independent magazine publishing in Russia and has produced a generation of journalists who have transformed the political landscape of the country.In 2002, Paulson launched Bolshoi Gorod (Russian: Большой Город), a free bi-weekly ”Sunday Magazine Section to a daily newspaper that doesn’t exist." And in 2003, he launched the first Russian monthly glossy travel magazine MIR. Afisha Publishing House was acquired by the Russian media group ProfMedia in 2005 for $30m and merged with Rambler Media Group in 2010.In 2006, Paulson with Alexander Mamut founded SUP, ultimately consisting of LiveJournal (the principal blogging platform/social network in Russia), championat.com (the largest sports site in Russia), and gazeta.ru (the largest news site in Russia). In 2013, Rambler/Afisha and SUP were merged creating Russia's third largest online asset which is estimated to have a value of over $1bn.In 2012, AGON, a company created by Paulson, was accorded by FIDE the long-term, exclusive rights to develop, organize and commercialize the World Chess Championship cycle. According to Chess Magazine, the 2013 London Candidates was “the most amazing tournament ever seen in Britain and will go down among the top half-dozen tournaments of all time... A page has turned in the history of the game." And World Champion Viswanathan Anand said that “It has been maybe the best ever Candidates tournament in history.” The Financial Times acknowledged that, “Mr Paulson is pepping up the world chess championship with money, grandeur and innovation.”In October, 2013, he was elected President of the English Chess Federation; on March 8, 2014, he resigned and the Board nominated him to stand for election as Deputy President of the European Chess Union.Paulson is on the advisory boards of several charities, foundations and technology companies: The Human Dignity Trust, The Weidenfeld Scholarships at Oxford, The Listen Charity and State.com. He was also an executive producer for Victor Ginzburg's award-winning film of Victor Pelevin's cult novel Generation P.".