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Richard Gilder Jr. (May 31, 1932 – May 12, 2020), was an American stockbroker and philanthropist. He was a co-founder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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May 14, 2020 · Richard Gilder, a billionaire investor and benefactor who was instrumental in revitalizing two neglected exemplars of American democracy — the study of American history and Central Park — died...
Gilder would donate the then-breathtaking sum of $17 million, on the condition that other New Yorkers would pitch in the remaining $34 million. The stupendous offer made headlines; jaws dropped, and money cascaded in.
- Myron Magnet
A Wall Street trader and strategic donor in several charitable sectors, Gilder was sobered in the 1970s when the iconic greenspace at the heart of Manhattan fell into disarray. A park characterized by graffiti, dead lawns, and crime was a body blow to families in New York, he recognized.
- Madeline Fry
May 15, 2020 · Donating $17 million of his own money, Gilder put in motion an idea that became the Central Park Conservancy, to this day a model of private-public partnership, which revived and still sustains...
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May 14, 2020 · Sam Roberts wrote a comprehensive obituary for Richard Gilder on May 14, 2020, calling him “a billionaire investor and benefactor who was instrumental in revitalizing two neglected exemplars of American democracy — the study of American history and Central Park.”
