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 stockbroker and philanthropist. He was a co-founder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. He also headed the brokerage firm Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co., whose specialty is trading leveraged stocks and shortselling.[1] Gilder joined forces with George Soros in revitalizing Central Park, which galvanized the creation of the Central Park Conservancy, of which he was a trustee.