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The I.B.M Ring 45 in Miami, Florida is now known as the Syd Bergson Ring in his honor. | The I.B.M Ring 45 in Miami, Florida is now known as the Syd Bergson Ring in his honor. | ||
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| + | * Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 36, No. 2, April 1956, Syd Bergson – powerhouse of Miami Beach IBM convention and its general chairman, by Bill Gresham, page 35 | ||
| + | * Cover, The Gen, Vol. 12, No. 4, August 1956, Front Page Personality, Syd Bergson, by Harry Stanley, page 75 | ||
| + | * Linking Ring, Vol. 40, No. 4, June 1960, First IBM Lawyers' Legal Hocus Pocus Parade - by Eddie Clever - Syd Bergson, page 63 | ||
| + | * Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 47, No. 7, July 1967, Syd Bergson, International President, by Bill Gresham, page 14 | ||
| + | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 60, No. 3, March 1980, SYD BERGSON 1905-1980, page 67; Broken Wand, Sydney S. Bergson, page 109 | ||
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Revision as of 16:44, 29 March 2018
| Syd Bergson | |
| Born | Sydney Sigmond Bergson June 2, 1904 England |
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| Died | January 24 1980 (age 75) Miami, Florida |
| Categories | Books by Syd Bergson |
Sydney S. Bergson (1905 - Jan 24, 1980) created mental effects and held several offices in the IBM including President from 1967-1968.
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Biography
Born in England, he came to the United States as a child, growing up in Brooklyn. N.Y. He held a degree in Law, but was a hotelier by profession.
Bergson was a regular contributor for The Linking Ring starting in October 1971 with a column called "Merely Mental," containing comments on matter concerned with mentalism.
He received the Fleming Award twice.[1]
The I.B.M Ring 45 in Miami, Florida is now known as the Syd Bergson Ring in his honor.
Syd Bergson was Past International President (1967-68)
Creations
- Bergson Center Read
Books
- Mentalism and Its Presentation by Robert Nelson and Syd Bergson (1959)
References
- ↑ Obit Genii 1980 March
- Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 36, No. 2, April 1956, Syd Bergson – powerhouse of Miami Beach IBM convention and its general chairman, by Bill Gresham, page 35
- Cover, The Gen, Vol. 12, No. 4, August 1956, Front Page Personality, Syd Bergson, by Harry Stanley, page 75
- Linking Ring, Vol. 40, No. 4, June 1960, First IBM Lawyers' Legal Hocus Pocus Parade - by Eddie Clever - Syd Bergson, page 63
- Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 47, No. 7, July 1967, Syd Bergson, International President, by Bill Gresham, page 14
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 60, No. 3, March 1980, SYD BERGSON 1905-1980, page 67; Broken Wand, Sydney S. Bergson, page 109
