Edward Linde
Edward H. Linde | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 June 1941 |
| Died | 10 January 2010 (aged 68) |
Edward H. Linde (June 22, 1941 – January 10, 2010[2]) was an American real estate developer and philanthropist in Boston, Massachusetts.[3][4][5] Alongside Mortimer B. Zuckerman, he co-founded Boston Properties in 1970.[3]
Linde was chairman of the board of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a director of Jobs for Massachusetts, WGBH, and Boston World Partnership, and a trustee at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.[3]
The west wing of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is named after him, his wife, and the Linde family in recognition of the more than $25 million they donated to the museum.[3] He also was a major donor to his alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3][5]
Linde arrived in Boston in 1958 as an undergraduate at MIT, where he studied civil engineering.[3] He graduated from Harvard Business School in 1964 and went to work for Cabot, Cabot & Forbes.[3]
He and Zuckerman redeveloped much of East Cambridge into the area now known as Kendall Square, helping create a U.S. technology hub, with Harvard and MIT researchers mixing with firms such as Google, Microsoft, Biogen Idec, and Novartis.[3]
In Boston, Linde was responsible for properties such as the office towers at 28 State Street and One Boston Place.[3] Perhaps his most prominent contribution to the city was the Prudential Center, where he helped transform a disjointed area into a retail mecca.[3]
Forbes ranked him tied as the 840th richest billionaire worldwide in 2007, with a net worth of US$1.1 billion.[6]
Personal life
In 1963, he married Joyce Goldfine (born 1943); they had two children, Douglas Linde and Carol Linde.[7] As of 2016, Joyce Linde was worth $1.5 billion dollars.[8]
References
- ^ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014". FamilySearch. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ross, Casey (2010-01-12). "Developer, Hub benefactor Edward Linde dead at 68". Boston Globe.
- ^ Grillo, Thomas; Ira Kantor (2009-01-12). "Edward Linde recalled for fine projects, good works". Boston Herald.
- ^ a b "Edward Linde '62, former MIT Corporation member, dies at age 68: Real estate investor's generous gift helped publicly launch MIT's Campaign for Students". MIT News. 2010-01-11.
- ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. 2007-03-08.
- ^ "Edward Linde". New York Times. January 12, 2010.
- ^ Adams, Dan (June 10, 2016). "Here's a new list of the richest people in Mass". Boston Globe.