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Robert Ellsberg
Robert Ellsberg (born 1955), son of Daniel Ellsberg, is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Orbis Books, the publishing arm of Maryknoll.
Early life.
Robert is the son of Carol Cummings, the daughter of a Marine Corps Brigadier General, and the American military analyst and whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg. He is the older brother of epidemiologist Mary Ellsberg and author Michael Ellsberg. In 1975, at age 19, he dropped out of college, intending to spend a few months
Peace. On September 28, 2006 he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award. He received the Dresden Peace Prize in 2016. He received the Olof Palme Prize in 2018.
Personal life.
Ellsberg has been married twice. His first marriage was to Carol Cummings, a graduate of Radcliffe (now Harvard College) whose father was a Marine Corps brigadier general. It lasted 13 years before ending in divorce (at her request, as he stated in his memoir "Secrets"). They have two children, Robert