Judith Sulzberger
| Judith Sulzberger | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 27, 1923 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died |
February 21, 2011 (aged 87) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Smith College of Northampton, Massachusetts Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Spouse(s) |
Matthew Rosenschein Jr. (m.1946–1956) (divorced) 2 children Richard N. Cohen (m.1958–1972) (divorced) Budd Levinson (m.1972–1984) (divorced) Budd Levinson (remarried ?-2011; her death)[1] |
| Children |
Daniel H. Cohen James Cohen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, pathology, public health, genome, autism spectrum disorders, malaria |
| Institutions |
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons The New York Times The East Hampton Star Wildlife Conservation Society Rainforest Alliance Pasteur Foundation New York of Pasteur Institute Grasslands Hospital Weill Cornell Medical College St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center |
Judith Peixotto Sulzberger (December 27, 1923 – February 21, 2011[2]) was an American physician and philanthropist. Her family has been associated with The New York Times since her grandfather, Adolph Ochs purchased the paper in 1896.
Early life and childhood
Sulzberger was one of four children of Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger (1892–1990) and Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1891–1968), the publisher of The New York Times from 1935 to 1961.[3] Her brother, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger served as publisher of The New York Times and chairman and CEO of the Times Company; her sister Marian Sulzberger Heiskell was a philanthropist; and her other sister, Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg was a publisher.[4][5]
Education
She graduated from Smith College in 1946, and from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1949. Her internship was in pathology at Grasslands Hospital of Valhalla, New York.[5]
Career
She was a director of The New York Times from 1974 to 2000. She authored a book Younger (2003).[6] In the early 1990s, she provided financing for what became the J. P. Sulzberger Genome Center at Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, her alma mater.[7]
Death
She died at age 87 from pancreatic cancer in her native New York City.[1] She had two sons: Daniel Hays Cohen and James Matthew Cohen.[8][9]
References
- 1 2 Judith P. Sulzberger ’49 Notice of death, cumc.columbia.edu; accessed June 14, 2015.
- ↑ Judith P. Sulzberger, Physician and Times Family Member, Dies, nytimes.com, February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Arthur Hays Sulzberger profile, columbia.edu; accessed June 14, 2015.
- ↑ McFadden, Robert D. (April 19, 2017). "Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg, Newspaper Publisher Born for the Job, Dies at 96". New York Times.
- 1 2 McFadden, Robert (February 22, 2011). "Judith P. Sulzberger, Physician and Times Family Member, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ↑ Sulzberger, Judith (February 2004). Younger (First ed.). Apple Trees Productions, LLC. ISBN 9780970002761.
- ↑ J.P. Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center webpage, genomecenter.columbia.edu; accessed June 14, 2015.
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (September 9, 2016). "Daniel H. Cohen, Former Times Executive Who Led Advertising Growth, Dies at 64". New York Times.
- ↑ "Miss Haskell Becomes Bride Of J. M. Cohen". New York Times. April 24, 1977.