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Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a philanthropist who contributed millions of dollars to a fund that led efforts to restore the Hudson River, died April 23 at her home in Hobe Sound, Fla. She was 106.
WASHINGTON — Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a globetrotting philanthropist who provided the start-up funds that her husband, Shelby Cullom Davis, used to become one of America’s most successful ...
Kathryn Wasserman Davis, who gave millions of dollars to support Hudson River restoration after taking up kayaking in her 90s, died Tuesday at her home in Florida at the age of 106, reports the ...
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Once Kathryn Wasserman Davis got a taste for kayaking on the Hudson River, it wasn't easy keeping her outings limited to the calmer coves and bays, even when she reached 100 ...
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Once Kathryn Wasserman Davis got a taste for kayaking on the Hudson River, it wasn’t easy keeping her outings limited to the calmer coves and bays, even when she reached ...
Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a philanthropist noted for her efforts to promote international understanding, and her son, Shelby M.C. Davis, a member of Princeton's class of 1958 and a University trustee, ...
NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Kathryn Wasserman Davis, author, journalist, philanthropist and scholar, died peacefully at home at the age of 106 surrounded by her family and devoted ...