He was a US medical professional sharing a name with a British barrister. Responsible for establishing a federation accepted by a certain international peace-keeping organization, he was once in the limelight for his extensive research and scientific studies, by the US Academy of Sciences. Who was he, where exactly was his organization formed, and which exotic dancer was his mother?

lanfranco

O.K. I'm stumped. I figure that if the "exotic dancer" had been a stripper, she (and her son) would have been fairly easy to find, so I have to assume that her exotic exertions involved some other sort of dance. But I'm not coming up with anything. Clue, please? Apr 11 07, 4:41 PM

peasypod

Oh, only if you promise to look at this one very, very carefully. If you notice, the question subject sounds rather boring, which isn't like me, so that must mean the question poses another tangent. Don't look for the dancer, just use that clue to confirm the answer is correct once you find it. A proper clue? Ok. The organization was formed in a place where the motto is "Aquí Empieza La Patria". Apr 11 07, 4:57 PM

queproblema

The city, then, must be Tijuana. Is the UN the peace-keeper? Does it have anything to do with earthquakes? Apr 15 07, 11:15 PM

peasypod

Nothing to do with earthquakes, as for the UN, well, sort of... This one is classified as very hygienically friendly. Look for an International Board of Health...or something akin. Apr 15 07, 11:30 PM

queproblema

I'm bowing out. This is all I found. Health services in Tijuana are provided by both public and private institutions. The Secretariat of Health (Secretaría de Salud—SSA), along with private health care entities, provides services for the 45 percent of Tijuana's population that is not covered by one of the government-established health care programs. SSA, among other facilities, operates the General Hospital of Tijuana, located in the Zona Río. The Mexican Institute of Social Security (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social—IMSS) provides full health care services for employees of private companies through six primary care units and two hospitals. Employees of the maquiladora industry, for example, use the IMSS system. The Institute for Social Security Services for State Employees (Instituto de Seguridad de Servicios Sociales para los Trabajadores del Estado—ISSSTE) provides health services for federal employees through four units, one of which is a general hospital. ISSSTECALI, the Institute of Health and Social Security for Employees of the State of Baja California, provides services for Baja California state employees through a number of health care centers and one general hospital. The Mexican Red Cross has one emergency response post and 10 first aid groups and emergency institutions. The San Diego portion of the International Border Planning Area has only two medical clinics and no hospitals. However, full medical services are available in Chula Vista, just north of the planning area. I think you have something fundamentally different in mind....who knows what. Apr 16 07, 9:12 PM

peasypod

Should I also let out the fact that the answer is somewhat of a hoax? Ok, take turns and queue up if you want to slap me. Somebody please Google 'San Diego' 'International Board of Hygiene' and 'Lola Montez' and put me out of my misery. Apr 16 07, 9:23 PM

queproblema

OK, OK,... an interesting choice of words there that I've recently employed re. this question.... J. Fortescue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Fortescue Would you like to tell us where you met him? Surely not in the 1936 "Who's Who in San Diego." (See link.) Apr 18 07, 8:27 PM

peasypod

Hey, Nice Going qp. Now, that wasn't too exasperating was it? Actually, I stumbled across the mention of the 'Fleischmann Prize' which led me to him. A Golden Banana for you, m'dear. Apr 18 07, 8:42 PM

queproblema

I was in a great hurry last post. Here's a humorous report on the Honorable J. Fortescue. Be careful to sort out the very convincing hoax from the true report. http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/68april/fortescue.htm Oh, the knowledge I gained by looking this up was reward enough. Apr 18 07, 11:15 PM