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- Orville H. Schell Jr., a former president of the City Bar Association and chairman of the New York City Ballet, died of cancer Wednesday in Danbury (Conn.) Hospital.
Orville H. Schell, Jr. was a prominent New York City lawyer who passionately championed the causes of civil and human rights at home and abroad. Schell was the vice chairman of the Helsinki Watch Committee and chairman of Americas Watch from 1981 until his death six years later.
Jun 19, 1987 · Orville H. Schell Jr., a former president of the City Bar Association and chairman of the New York City Ballet, died of cancer Wednesday in Danbury (Conn.) Hospital. He was 78 years old...
Background and education. Schell's father Orville Hickok Schell, Jr., was a prominent lawyer who headed the New York City Bar Association and also the New York City Ballet. [1] The senior Schell also chaired the human rights group Americas Watch from its founding in 1981 until his death in 1987, co-founded Helsinki Watch, forerunner to Human ...
Jul 17, 2020 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Orville Schell Jr. born 1908 New York died 1987 Connecticut, United States including ancestors + 1 photos + Y-chromosome DNA + more in the free family tree community.
His father, Orville Hickok Schell, Jr., was a prominent lawyer who headed the New York City Bar Association, chaired the left human rights group Americas Watch from its founding in 1981 until his death in 1987, and co-founded Helsinki Watch, forerunner to Human Rights Watch.
Orville Hickok Schell Jr. Birth 10 Jul 1908. New York, USA. Death ...
The Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights was established at Yale Law School in 1989 to honor Orville Schell, a distinguished New York City lawyer and partner at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, who was vice chairman of Helsinki Watch and chairman of Americas Watch from its founding in 1981 until his death in 1987.
