the lives & times of hrh
Herman Hochstadt
the lives & times of hrh
Herman Hochstadt
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Omschrijving
Herman Hochstadt, or hrh, joined the civil service in 1959, moving to the position of secretary to Lee Kuan Yew's Prime Minister's Office. hrh had an unusual ability to inspire those working for him, and his wit and charm are on display here, as he weaves together stories of his career and some of the key moments of Singapore's development.
“His amusing and frank accounts of how he worked with Lee Kuan Yew during his long career in the Singapore civil service make his autobiography valuable to readers interested in knowing more about Lee’s relationship with his civil service. . . . From reading Hochstadt’s autobiography, the reader gets a sense of how crucial the well-educated University of Malaya graduates were to maintaining and increasing the civil service’s efficiency and expertise, working with the political leaders to implement their policies in an era of early nation-building.”
Best Nonfiction Title, 2021
Herman Ronald Hochstadt is a retired civil servant.
“His amusing and frank accounts of how he worked with Lee Kuan Yew during his long career in the Singapore civil service make his autobiography valuable to readers interested in knowing more about Lee’s relationship with his civil service. . . . From reading Hochstadt’s autobiography, the reader gets a sense of how crucial the well-educated University of Malaya graduates were to maintaining and increasing the civil service’s efficiency and expertise, working with the political leaders to implement their policies in an era of early nation-building.”
Best Nonfiction Title, 2021
Herman Ronald Hochstadt is a retired civil servant.