John Adair (author) John Adair (author) Professor John Eric Adair (born 18 May 1934) is a British academic who is a leadership theorist and author of more than forty books (translated into eighteen languages) on business, military and other leadership. Adair was born in Luton and educated at St Paul's School before undertaking his National Service as a second lieutenant in the Scots Guards from 1953 to 1955. Unusually, he served as adjutant of a Bedouin regiment in the Arab Legion and was briefly in command of the garrison of Jerusalem in the front line. He also studied at Hull Nautical College (where
Kurt Schmidt Kurt Schmidt Kurt Schmidt (April 9, 1891—March 3, 1945) was a German Generalleutnant during the Second World War who also fought during the First World War. He was born in the German city of Frankfurt on April 9, 1891. In 1909 he joined the German army and on March 20, 1911, he was promoted to "Leutnant". He served in the 30th Infantry Regiment. Four years later, in 1915, he was promoted to "Oberleutnant". He was also awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class and Iron Cross 1st Class of the Kingdom of Prussia. Schmidt was wounded during the First World War,