John Train (investment advisor)

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John Train
Born
John Pell Coster Train

(1928-05-25)May 25, 1928
New York City, U.S.
DiedAugust 13, 2022(2022-08-13) (aged 94)
Rockport, Maine, U.S.
Alma materGroton School
Harvard University (B.A., M.A.)
Occupations
  • Investment advisor
  • writer
  • editor
  • winemaker
Spouse(s)Maria Teresa Cini di Pianzano (divorced)
Francie Cheston
​
(m. 1977)​
Children3
Parent
  • Arthur Train (father)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army

John Pell Coster Train (May 25, 1928 โ€“ August 13, 2022) was an American investment advisor and writer. He was a founding editor of The Paris Review.

Early life

Train was born on the

Saturday Evening Post in the 1930s and 1940s.[1] He graduated Groton School in 1946. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1950 and a Master of Arts in 1951. He was editor of The Harvard Lampoon and the Signet Society.[2][citation needed] In 1953, he co-founded and became the first managing editor of The Paris Review, which won attention by publishing extended interviews with such authors as Ernest Hemingway, Thornton Wilder and William Faulkner.[2]

Career

Train served in the

International Institute of Strategic Studies (London). [citation needed
]

Presidential appointments

Train received part-time appointments from Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton as a director of government agencies and entities dealing with Africa, Asia, and Central Europe, respectively.[citation needed]

Other distinctions

Train had two decorations from the

Order of St. John.[citation needed] In 1980, he helped to establish the Afghanistan Relief Committee to provide medicine and food to the victims of the Soviet invasion, serving first as its treasurer and later as president. The ARC merged with the International Rescue Committee, whose board he joined. He was an original trustee of the American University in Bulgaria.[citation needed
]

Personal life

Train was a descendant of an old New England family, he was a cousin of the late

World Wildlife Fund. John Train's siblings include ambassadors, military officers and other officials.[clarification needed][citation needed
]

Train married Maria Teresa Cini di Pianzano; they had two daughters and later divorced.[1] In 1977, he married Francie Cheston. and had two more daughters.[1][2] One of his children became an active member of his firm. Another daughter was married to Paul Klebnikov, a journalist murdered in Russia.[3]

Train died on August 13, 2022, at a hospital in Rockport, Maine, aged 94.[1][2][4]

Select bibliography

Train wrote several hundred columns in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, London's Financial Times, and other publications. Also, about 25 books, translated into many languages, including:

He has also written several humorous books, including John Train's Most Remarkable Names (which produced two sequels),[1] Most Remarkable Occurrences, Wit: The Best Things Ever Said, Love, and others (mostly HarperCollins), all in the same format.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "John Train, Paris Review Co-Founder and Cold War Operative, Dies at 94". The New York Times. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "John Train". legacy.com. August 21, 2022. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Otto Pohl (May 21, 2005). "The Assassination of a Dream". New York. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "John Train, obituary". Penobscot Bay Pilot. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  5. ISBN 978-0-88730-626-6
    . Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. ISBN 978-0-06-015643-5
    .
  7. ISBN 978-0-87034-145-8
    .
  8. ISBN 978-1-85149-473-6
    .
  9. ISBN 978-1-85149-525-2
    .
  10. ISBN 978-1-905377-27-5
    . Retrieved September 26, 2022.

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