Reggie von Zugbach
This morning, while examining the latest list of petitions, I found "Limit postal/proxy votes to valid absense", which I thought about blogging. Then I noticed that the submitter, Prof Reggie von Zugbach, had a rather natty name that I remembered seeing before. So I Googled. Madge
The first two hits are PM petitions (the proxy votes one I mention above and one asking the PM to "Ignore Third World Hype" on the grounds that no one in the UK cares).
The third link takes us to a post about a petition about a possible cancer treatment.
Then we get a page in Hansard (effectively the minutes from the House of Commons) where an MP talked, in 1996, about a stalking case involving Mrs von Zugbach. The MP tells us that Prof von Zugbach "is an author, a former Army major and a lecturer in management studies at Paisley university".
So I went to the University of Paisley website. Where no amount of searching results in Prof von Zugbach's name. A Google search on the Paisley domain gave me two PDFs about research at Paisley in 1999-2000 (where von Zugbach is listed, without titles or qualifications, in a list that may be that of academic staff in the Business School, but doesn't actually say what it's a list of, and also cited as a co-author on various academic papers published in, variously, "Department of Management & Marketing Working Papers Vol 2", "Frank Cass", "STUC Research Conference" and "Defense Analysis") and in 2000-2001 (where von Zugbach is definitely not listed as a member of staff of the Business School, but is cited as a co-author on a paper published in "Defense Analysis"). He has pubished several books including "Power and Prestige in the British Army" and "The Winning Manager". A re-examination of the University of Paisley Business School shows that von Zugbach is certainly not there now.
2 MARCH 2007 16:56
Anonymous said...
I was taught by Prof Reggie von Zugbach before he was a Prof when he was a Lecturer at Glasgow University. He was one of the only lecturers to lecture in his gown and he always wore a bespoke pinstripe suit with a carnation.
His full name is Reginald von Zugbach de Sugg.
He was an entertaining lecturer and left to become a Professor at Paisley College (later Paisley University). When we asked "Paisley?" he said "a chair is a chair". As to why he left Paisley I don't know.
3 MARCH 2007 09:42
Reggie von Zugbach said...
I hope this does not give other loonies ideas, but it might be a warning to readers. While ill, I discovered E-petitions and in enforced idelness, I signed quite a lot (and started some myself). While I was in hospital and away from a computer, some "kind soul" seems also to have signed least one petition that I would never have even looked at. My own fault! I was warned. Some time ago a "computer expert" delared "cyber war". Last time it was abusive emails in my name. I now have a random password, regularly changed. I retired from Paisley as Professor Emeritus
in 2000.
8 MARCH 2007 15:57
Ian Gorman said...
Likewise I had the pleasure of attending Reggie von Zugbach's class while at Glasgow. He was by far the most entertaining lecturer at the school and was not in any sense a quack or a crank. Superb gentleman and incredibly intelligent. I didn't get where I am today without knowing a real Reggie when I see one.
Ian Gorman
ian_gorman@co.harris.tx.us
22 MARCH 2007 01:13
Bryan said...
I had the pleasure of attending Reggie Von Zugbach's management lectures at Paisley, and I can honestly say that he was the best lecturer I ever had. He was entertaining, made the subject(s) relevant and above all always came over as a thoroughly decent bloke. I was actually reading my copy of his book "The Winning Manager" today, still one of my favourite books on management/organisational theory. Reggie, you are the stuff of legend!.....and you are the only lecturer I ever knew to tell it like it is!!!
14 OCTOBER 2007 00:02
joannacatherine said...
I was taught by Prof Reggie von Zugbach at Paisley, Thoroughly enjoyed his lectures. His teaching in business strategy has given me an essential grounding in the work I do now i.e. mergers and acquisitions.
24 APRIL 2008 10:44
Anonymous said...
I worked with Reggie when he was at Paisley - cool guy! His jack russell terrier caused terror in the corridors - "Madge", was she called? Anyone remember "Wee Touch of Tartan Day!? Lol!!
5 MAY 2008 08:23
Anonymous said...
The breadth of Reggie von Zugbach's expertise is considerable and, while certainly colourful, he is no charlatan - instead he is a charming and highly accomplished gentleman.
Whether at Glasgow or Paisley (where he cast his exacting eye over my own poor offerings), I think any student of Reggie's will be someone worth their salt. Academia needs more like him.
24 JUNE 2008 22:25
Anonymous said...
I was at Glasgow University when Prof Reggie von Zugback de Sugg lectured me three lectures as a "management" part of the Economics degree. I am now an academic on the Faculty at Oxford.
He was a great lecturer and a genuine academic. I still remember:
Q "What is the objective of a firm?"
A "To get the goddam product out the door!"
Q "What is the main obstacle preventing this?"
(Divinity students-look away)
A "People bloody people!"
Great fun. But also I learned a lot. Perhaps the most memorable lectures ever-and I have been lectured by Nobel prizewinners.
19 JANUARY 2009 21:52
Dean Serafini said...
Like a few others, I was fortunate to be lectured by Reggie whilst studying at Glasgow University during the late eighties. He was by far the most engaging lecturer I encountered during my studies with an unrivalled ability to command the attention and respect of his students.
19 MARCH 2009 08:04
Anonymous said...
The Prof taught me when I was doing a BA Hons degree at Paisley Uni and was by far the most intelligent and entertaining lecturer we had. Eccentric? Possibly, but there are few that can carry off the eccentricity with style and good faith. One of the most memorable recollection I have of my time as Paisley Uni.
8 JANUARY 2010 20:09
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19 APRIL 2010 08:11
Anonymous said...
Reggie was a hoot, fond memories of of having him has my dissertation supervisor at Paisley Uni. Whether it was playing his banjo while you were up at his office, playing with his dog Madge or round having a few beers in the local pubs, he was an all round entertainer. I loved it when he wore his robes to lecture, pin stripe suit and daily carnations, made him stand out from the crowd.
16 OCTOBER 2010 17:04
Anonymous said...
I had the great pleasure of being lectured by Professor Von Zugbach whilst at the University of Paisley 1992-1996. He is in fact the only lecturer of substance that I remember and I frequently quote, "management is about getting the god damn product out the door." Thank you Reggie - you are one of a few at Paisley who had a big impact on me! This man is definitely no quack - he may be delightfully eccentric but there's nothing wrong with that.
9 JANUARY 2011 18:22
Anonymous said...
I feel the tone of this poster totally overwhelming...clearly someone that does not know the legend that is Reggie. As a new course the BABAM students were pretty raw, but it was Reggie and no little part Ali Gali, that made lasting impressions on people who are now in leading companies, Officers in HM Forces, and even the odd entrepreneur...
Whether we own a business in Largs, Command a squad of elite soldiers, advise government on infrastructure or manage a call centre, most of us will always remember our time in the large converted church lecture hall on George St Paisley...Yes the suit, carnation, Jack Russell than invariably "ruined" RvZdS overheads, "mess dress" outfit and Scottish Dancing at Management Society events or just grabbing a pint in the Bowlers Arm Reggie was the one that has the answer, usually one we didn't like!!!
Not taking anything away from Ali Gali, Paddy M or dare I say even Frau Lees, but Reggie is the one we still all talk about...
as a ps does anyone know what happened to Matthew Rowntree???
3 MARCH 2011 10:06
Anonymous said...
Like so many others I was lectured in Management by Reggie; he made his sense of business values clear when he admonished me: "The role of the company is to create customers; the role of customers is to get the God-damned product out the door". Sound advice which has served me well. He was a very hard working lecturer, you know, the kind who actually got off their arses and marked their students' essay promptly. I remember him on a late night talk show winding Kirsty Wark up by declaring corporate creches as a theft on the shareholders! It was choice stuff. A great lecturer, solid thinker and warm and generous man. Long may his eccentricity reign!
21 JUNE 2011 09:00
steven william kelly said...
hi i am steven william kelly of berlin
sorry, but the name of this very nice guy with a wonderfuf woman is:
Prof. Reginald Gordon Leslie von Zugbach de Sugg
!!!
30 DECEMBER 2011 09:25
Mo Hasan said...
Reggi a racist.? You are joking! I met him first in the department office and I heard an Urdu conversation and saw only one other Asian face. The other Urdu speaker was Reggi. I knew about him as my cos was allod to stay at uni because he had written praise on her essay in Urdu and her mum gave up trying to stop her studying. Just hear his iimpression in Urdu in lectures of a sherrif arresting a bad-ar*e cowboy. LOL I asked a pal from our Friday school about Reggis Arabic. He said Reggi spoke like a Syrian who had lived in Egypt. The poster should do some more homework on Google. Reggi did a lot of publihing with Mohammed Isaq about Asians in the Army and was picked up by the government to help. All the Asian students thought he was a great guy and he was always there for you.
Mo Hasan
Anonymous said...
Reggie, come back to Bicester H3 for our 2000th. We miss you. On On!
Amnesia
15 FEBRUARY 2012 11:46
Defender of Honour! said...
I served under the command of Major R Von Suggbach-de-Sugg in the 70's in Gernany. Truly a diamond geezer who always had a solid answer and advice in any situation. Very pleased to read so many positive contributions about him.
17 JUNE 2012 18:55
Anonymous said...
I took served with Major RGL Von Zugbach de Sugg, not only served with him but we became close friends as we represented the unit at Fencing, and he 'used' his titled contacts to get us around germany fecning against top players.
One of the very good guys, susanna too, had many an afternoon tea in his garedn in Bracht (Germany)
16 JULY 2012 18:33
Anonymous said...
He was no quack. He was a bona fide lecturer at Glasgow University. He was a really conscientious tutor too - he spent time reading everyone's essays and writing helpful advice and comments at the bottom that showed he had really read what you'd written. A very likeable and genuine person.
16 Augst 2012 12:33
Anonymous said...
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See - wordpress.com/2012/12/17/tory-arms-corruption/
D) Demand of Tony Blair that he release from the restrictions of the Official Secrets Act one Dr. Reginald von Zugbach de Sugg, allegedly Simmonds’ erstwhile intelligence partner, a former officer in British Military Intelligence, and a member of the faculty of the Department of Management Studies at the University of Paisley. Zugbach knows all of the circumstances of Simmonds’ illicit activities on behalf of Margaret Thatcher, and the then Conservative Government.
Dead Men Don’t Eat Lunch alleges that both Simmonds and Kelly died because they knew too much about the arms corruption, originally set in place by the Conservatives, and then perpetuated by Tony Blair and New Labour. Much is known of the circumstances of Kelly’s unfortunate family. Less is known about Simmonds’ family.
16 MARCH 2013 12:49
Anonymous said Google:
FOIA Logs for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for 1999-2004
pubs.mantisintel.com/FOIA_Logs_CIA_1999-2004.
Dateiformat: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRADE AND TRAFFICING IN LATIN AMERICA. March 26, 2003. F-2003- ...... F-2001-00744 REGINALD STEPHEN GARFIELD TODD. Apr 32001 ...... F-1999-01593 REGINALD VON ZUGBACH DE SUGG. 21-Jul-99 ...
Tony Abbott
Assad
Mo Farah
Ryanair
Puma
Vince Cable
Bradley Manning
Mary Beard
Unite
Gibraltar
Miliband
George Zimmerman
Edward Snowden
Julian Assange
Farage
Geert Wilders
Bombers
Kevin Rudd
Jimmy Savile
ASBO
Vlaams Belang
Muslim Brotherhood
EDL
gypsies
Euro
European Central Bank
Reginald
Wonga
European Union
de Sugg
Bail outs
Kate
Tony Blair
Nick Clegg
jobsworths
Middleton
education
Spending cuts
bankers
de Sugg
Bonuses
health and safety H&S
Church of England
power and environment
benefits
tax cuts
UKIP
Climate change
Reginald
Labour Party
ID Cards and Passports
BBC bias
Grooming
Romanian
minimum alcohol pricing
immigration
House prices
Sally
Bercow
Tories
Homophobia
Wind farms
prince
Boris Johnson
de Sugg
Prohibition
Scottish independence
Lap dancing
Prostitution
academie
Tax Rebate on Private Education
Average Wage
False Rape Accusations
Internet Freedom
GCSE Standards
Adoption
Terrorism
Honour killings
mercy killing
Migrant Workers
Susanna von Zugbach
Commonwealth Duplicate Petitions
Excessive Road sig
Board room quotas
Gay marriage
Sexualisation of Youth
CIA
Iraq war
Affirmative action
Royals
Global warming
Environmental Building
Grammar schools
Local Election
Inheritance, Cohabittees,
Islam
Birthday Holidays
Civil Servants' Pay
Flooding
Climate change
Healthcare Reimbursement
Islam
CIA
Tax cuts
Assisted suicide
Vignettes for Visiting Vehicles
Executive pay
British Pride
Scrapping Child Benefit
Third Class Train Tickets
Health and Safety
Weekend Prisons
School Holidays
Corporal punishment
Capital Punishment
Student Loans
Nigella
Tuition Fees
Common Purpose
Margaret Thatcher
de Sugg
Money to Africa
Benefit Reforms
Sex Offenders' Register
Royal Prerogative
Cuts
The Pope
Income Tax on House Rental
Tony Blair
University admissions
Smoking ban
Call Centres
Dressing up as School Girls
Humane animal slaughter
Referendums
Grooming
School fees
Gordon Brown
Oxbridge
Contraception
Work for Asylum Seekers
Accident and emergency
Abortion time limits
Oxfam
Brussel Halle Vilvoorde BHV
Fracking
Ticket touts
Perjury
Home schooling
Microchipping
Sterilise Paedophiles Petition
Overseas aid
Israel
Sex education
Turkey and the EU
De Sugg
Reggie
EU
Population Level
Fox hunting
Political correctness
Nigella
Tacitus
EKR
von Zugbach Reginald
Unite
Free Trade
Susanna
Free Schools
Genocide
European Union
Olive oil
Bail outs
education
Spending cuts
bankers
Bonuses
Policing
health and wellbeing
Church of England
power and environment
benefits
tax
UKIP
Childcare
Climate change
Reginald
Labour Party
ID Cards and Passports
BBC
Grooming
Trending
Alcohol pricing
immigration
House prices
Bercow
Tories
Homophobia
Wind farms
employment law
referendums
Boris Johnson
Whales
Rationing of Fatty Foods
Prohibition
Scottish independence
Lap dancing
Prostitution
Nudism
Sensationalising and Trivialising by the Media
RBS
SATS
IRA
Pornography
Comprehensive Education
Tax Rebate on Private Education
Live on an Average Wage
False Rape Accusations
Internet Freedom
GCSE Standards
Adoption
Terrorism
Honour killings
Migrant Workers
Free Viagra
Equality with America
Compliments
Female circumcision
Commonwealth
Welsh language
Starbucks
Board room quotas
Sexualisation of Youth
CIA
Iraq war
Affirmative action
Merkel
Royals
Ageism
Global warming
Environmental Building
Grammar schools
Local Election
Inheritance, Cohabittees,
Islam
Birthday Holidays
Civil Servants' Pay
Flooding
Climate change
EDL
Healthcare Reimbursement
Islam
CIA
Cut Taxes
Assisted suicide
Vignettes for Visiting Vehicles
Executive pay
Underground for West Yorkshire
British Pride
Scrapping Child Benefit
Third Class Train Tickets
Health and Safety
Weekend Prisons
School Holidays
Philosophy and Religion in Libraries
Corporal and Capital Punishment
Student Loans
Nigella
Tuition Fees
Common Purpose
Margaret Thatcher
Money to Africa "and other countries"
Drug Control
Benefit Reforms
Pensioners' Perks
Sex Offenders' Register
Royal Prerogative
Wine Markups
The Pope
Income Tax on House Rental
Nepotism
Tony Blair
University admissions
Smoking ban
Call Centres
Humane animal slaughter
Referendums
Grooming
School fees
Gordon Brown
Oxford
Contraception
Work for Asylum Seekers
Accident and emergency
Abortion time limits
Oxfam
Brussels
Fracking
Ticket touts
Perjury
Home schooling
Microchipping
Sterilise Paedophiles Petition
Overseas aid
Israel
Palestine
Sex education
Turkey and the EU
Pirates
EU
Population Level
Fox hunting
Political correctness
Nigella
Tacitus
EKR
Rhein
Sex
MPs' Expenses
Free Trade
China
Putin
Len McCluskey
Susanna
