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Statement By The Annenberg Foundation On The Passing Of Vartan Gregorian
April 16, 2021 GMT
The Annenberg Foundation
LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Annenberg Foundation is greatly saddened by the passing of Vartan Gregorian, the long-time president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Mr. Gregorian was both a close personal friend of our founder Walter Annenberg and a trusted advisor and confidant. As a champion for educational opportunity, Mr. Gregorian was one of the primary architects of Ambassador Annenberg’s large-scale, national effort to improve access to and equity in public education.
Vartan Gregorian, former Brown University president and savior of the New York Public Library, dies at 87
By Robert D. McFadden New York Times,Updated April 16, 2021, 2 hours ago
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In this June 23, 2004, file photo, President Bush presents Vartan Gregorian with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation s highest civil award, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Gregorian, the noted scholar and philanthropic leader who has led the Carnegie Corporation of New York since 1997, died Thursday, April 15, 2021, after being hospitalized for stomach pain. He was 87.SUSAN WALSH/Associated Press
NEW YORK â Vartan Gregorian, the ebullient Armenian immigrant who climbed to pinnacles of academic and philanthropic achievement but took a detour in the 1980s to restore a fading New York Public Library to its place at the heart of American intellectual life, died Thursday in Manhattan. He was 87.
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Vartan Gregorian the former President of Brown University and global intellectual force who led the resurrection of the New York Public Library and headed one of the most important foundations in America has died.
His personality and influence dazzled Providence. He was friends with Vincent “Buddy” Cianci and top American executives. Gregorian was an intellectual tour de force. The ebullient Armenian immigrant who climbed to pinnacles of academic and philanthropic achievement but took a detour in the 1980s to restore a fading New York Public Library to its place at the heart of American intellectual life, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 87. The death, at a hospital, was confirmed by his son Dareh Gregorian. No cause was given,” writes the New York Times.
The Rockefeller Foundation
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On behalf of the board and staff of The Rockefeller Foundation, we deeply mourn the passing of our friend and partner Vartan Gregorian.
Born in Iran, Vartan came to the United States and eventually transformed how New Yorkers, Americans, and those around the world think, work, and live. As a scholar, president of Brown University, head of New York Public Library, and long-time president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, he deeply believed and demonstrated that good ideas, good works, and good people can change the world for the better.
On a personal note, I spoke with Vartan earlier this week. He was as ever full of ideas and a force for progress. At a moment of crisis, when so much of what Vartan believed in is being tested, we’ll miss his dedication to a life of meaning and purpose.
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