Richard Gilder
Richard Gilder | |
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Born | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | May 31, 1932
Died | May 12, 2020 | (aged 87)
Alma mater | Yale College |
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Children | 4, including Virginia |
Richard Gilder Jr. (May 31, 1932 – May 12, 2020), was an American philanthropist and co-founder of the
Early life and education
Gilder was born in
Career
After working at the brokerage firm of
Gilder worked together with George Soros in 1974 to revitalize Central Park. Their efforts led to the creation of the Central Park Conservancy six years later,[2] and he served as a trustee of that organization.[6] In 1993, he made the then-largest private donation to a public park when he promised $17 million if the Conservancy and the municipality did the same.[2]
He was also a trustee of the
Personal life
Gilder had four children,
Gilder's marriage to Britt-Marie, as well as his subsequent marriages to Virginia Chromiak and then Teresa Maria Dempsey, all ended in divorce.[2] In 2005 he married former model and actress Lois Chiles.[15] Her paternal uncle was oil tycoon Eddie Chiles.[16]
Gilder died on May 12, 2020, at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the age of 87.[17][2] News of his death was first announced by his wife, who confirmed that it was due to congestive heart failure.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.gghc.com/AboutUs/what.aspx Archived December 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co website – About Us
- ^ a b c d e f g h Roberts, Sam (May 14, 2020). "Richard Gilder, Donor to Parks, Museum and History, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c Borzilleri, Meri-Jo (March–April 2011). "Taking Seattle by Storm". Yale Alumni Magazine. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
Gilder's father, Richard Gilder '54, gave $4 million toward the current crew boathouse, completed in 2000.
- ^ YALE Bulletin & Calendar, Volume 35, Number 30, June 15, 2007
- ^ a b "Q&A with Richard Gilder & Lewis Lehrman". C-SPAN. June 26, 2005. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ Magnet, Myron. "Richard Gilder went long on New York City and American history". Philanthropy Roundtable. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Manhattan Institute. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Club for Growth. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- ^ Cooper, Kent (March 20, 2014). "Club for Growth Action Gets $1 Million Donation". Roll Call. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "Advisory Board". The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
- ^ "First US Museum to Award Ph.D. Degree: Dean John Flynn Assumes Helm at Richard Gilder Graduate School at AMNH". Education Update Online. February 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths – Gilder, Britt-Marie". The New York Times. January 7, 2006. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the originalon September 23, 2013.
- ^ Brewer, Jerry (September 25, 2012). "Storm co-owner Gilder's resolve takes your breath away". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Lois Chiles Talks About Being a Bond Girl". The New York Times. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "Lois Chiles: biography". SuperiorPics.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://content.gghc.com/rg.html