G. Lauder Greenway
| G. Lauder Greenway | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 10, 1904 Greenwich, Connecticut, United States |
| Died |
June 22, 1981 (aged 77) Greenwich, Connecticut, United States |
| Resting place | Putnam Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale and Cambridge |
| Occupation | Professor and Philanthropist |
| Relatives |
Grandfather: George Lauder Great Uncle: Andrew Carnegie Great Uncle: Thomas M. Carnegie Uncle: John Campbell Greenway Brother: James Cowan Greenway 1st Cousin: Polly Lauder Tunney |
G. Lauder Greenway (June 10, 1904 – June 22, 1981) was a prolific patron of the arts in the 20th century, especially the opera where he was the longtime chairman of the Metropolitan Opera Association, and on the board of Lincoln Center. A gregarious ma, he served as vice chairman of the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University from 1946 to 1948 and as its acting director from 1948 to 1951. He later became chairman of the institute's advisory committee.[1]
Early years
Lauder Greenway was born in Greenwich, Connecticut[1] and grew up on his family's Lauder Greenway family estate (now known as "Copper Beech Farm") as the second of three sons to James C. Greenway, M.D. and his wife, Harriet Lauder Greenway, and a grandson of George Lauder.
Education
He was educated at Choate and Taft School in high school, then graduated from Yale in 1925 with a bachelors degree, a masters degree from Cambridge in 1926, and a PhD from Yale in 1930. During his PhD studies (1927–28) and immediately following (1931–32), Greenway was an instructor in English at Yale.[1]
Family
As member of the Lauder Greenway Family, Greenway was an heir to the U.S. Steel fortune through the Lauder side. His mother, Harriet Lauder Greenway, was the daughter of George Lauder and niece of Andrew Carnegie. The elder men were business partners and built the Carnegie Steel Company together.
Through his Greenway ancestry, G. Lauder Greenway is a direct descendant of a line of notable Americans dating to before the Revolutionary War including William Campbell, Isaac Shelby, Ephraim McDowell, and Addison White.
His father, James C. Greenway, founded the Yale School of Public Health and his uncle, John Campbell Greenway, was a Rough Rider with Teddy Roosevelt and a highly decorated World War One general. His aunt, Isabella Greenway, was one of the first female representatives in the U.S. Congress and a close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
His brothers were no less accomplished. All Yale graduates like Lauder; his brother, Gilbert C. Greenway, was a pioneering pilot who later served in the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration as the deputy assistant secretary of the United States Air Force after serving as an officer in the CIA. Upon retiring he was the chairman of the Lyford Cay Club in The Bahamas. His elder brother, James Cowan Greenway, was a prominent figure in ornithology who led Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Lauder's first cousin, Polly Lauder Tunney, was a longtime collaborator of his at the Metropolitan Opera Association and the wife of World Heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney.
References
- 1 2 3 Waggoner, Walter H. (June 23, 1981). "G. Lauder Greenway Dies at 77; Headed Met Opera Association". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2018.