George Dean
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George Dean is a chess player and chess set collector.
[edit] Credentials
BA History - Wayne State University with honors
MD Wayne State University with Honors
Residency Family Practice - United States Navy
Private Practice - South Eastern Michigan for 47 years
Clinical Professor Wayne State University and University of Michigan
Family Physician of the Year (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice
Fellow American Academy of Family Physicians
President American Academy of Family Physicians
Consulttant to Johnson & Johnson in the development of Splenda (non sugar sweetner)
Consultant to Russian and Chinese Governments in the development of primary care.
Founder and President Emeritus of Chess Collectors International
Owner of largest Collection of Chess sets in the world. Owns the only Faberge chess set, arguably the most valuable chess set in the world.
Lecturer on subjects pertinent to chess and chess sets as an art form - North America, Europe and Asia.
Formal Presentations on chess in the British House of Commons and the United Nations, New York.
Exhibitions of oil Painting and chess sets at Royal Academy of Art, London; Musee D'Orsay, Paris, France; Kunstform, Vienna, Austria, Contemporary Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida;
Chess sets exhibited at Karpov-Kasparov World Championship Match, Macklowe Hotel, New York, NY.
