Gregory Long
| Gregory Long | |
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| Born |
1946 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | President Emeritus of The New York Botanical Garden |
Gregory Long is President Emeritus of The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York.
Early Years and Education
Gregory Long was born in 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from New York University in 1969 with a degree in art history with academic interests in the Italian Renaissance, particularly early Renaissance painting and architecture.
Career
He began his career at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1969, where he worked as Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the Corporation and President of the Board. He then held positions at the Brooklyn Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the New York Zoological Society (now the Wildlife Conservation Society ). Throughout the 1980s, he served as Vice President for Public Affairs at The New York Public Library. In 1989 he was elected the eighth President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Botanical Garden, a position he served in until 2018.[1]
In the News
- Gardens Illustrated
"Horticultural Who's Who: Gregory Long" - Crain's 5boros
"His Secret Garden: Take a Walk on the Wild Side with Gregory Long of The New York Botanical Garden" - The Huffington Post
"In the Garden Again: At Chelsea With the Roses" - The Huffington Post
"In the Garden Again: Doing Good and Doing Well" - The Financial Times
"The New York Botanical Garden and a Long day's journey" - The New York Review of Books
"The Floral Kingdom in the Bronx" - The New York Times
"A Farewell to Flowers" - Hortus
"It's Time, It's Time: Gregory Long and The New York Botanical Garden"
References
- ↑ Kahn, Eve M. (20 April 2017). "A Farewell to Flowers: Botanical Garden's Leader Steps Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2017.