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'''Susan Weber'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bgc.bard.edu/programs/faculty/susan-weber.html|title=Degree Programs - Faculty - Susan Weber|publisher=bard.edu|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/garden/22SHOP.html|title=Museum Gift Shops|date=22 July 2010|work=The New York Times|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2015/04/22/george-soros-ex-wife-susan-weber-sells-her-legendary-design-collection-to-benefit-scholarship-fund/|title=George Soros ex-wife, Susan Weber Sells Her Legendary Design Collection to Benefit Scholarship Fund|publisher=jewishbusinessnews.com|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/29/pictures-institution|title=The Duke of Bard|publisher=[[newyorker.com]]|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> (born 1954) is an American historian. She is the founder and director of the [[Bard Graduate Center]] (BGC) for studies in the [[decorative arts]], design history, and material culture affiliated with [[Bard College]] in [[Dutchess County, New York]]. Married to George Soros
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| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
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| education = [[Barnard College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br/>[[Parsons School of Design]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br/>[[Royal College of Art]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])
| spouse = {{marriage|[[George Soros]]|1983|2005|end=div}}
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'''Susan Weber'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bgc.bard.edu/programs/faculty/susan-weber.html|title=Degree Programs - Faculty - Susan Weber|publisher=bard.edu|access-date=10 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911211957/http://www.bgc.bard.edu/programs/faculty/susan-weber.html|archive-date=11 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/garden/22SHOP.html|title=Museum Gift Shops|date=22 July 2010|work=The New York Times|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2015/04/22/george-soros-ex-wife-susan-weber-sells-her-legendary-design-collection-to-benefit-scholarship-fund/|title=George Soros ex-wife, Susan Weber Sells Her Legendary Design Collection to Benefit Scholarship Fund|date=22 April 2015 |publisher=jewishbusinessnews.com|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/29/pictures-institution|title=The Duke of Bard|date=22 September 2014 |publisher=[[newyorker.com]]|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> (born 1954) is an American historian. She is the founder and director of the [[Bard Graduate Center]] (BGC) for studies in the [[decorative arts]], design history, and material culture affiliated with [[Bard College]] in [[Dutchess County, New York]]. She was previously married to [[George Soros]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Susan Weber was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], the daughter of Murray Weber, a manufacturer of shoe accessories, and Iris Weber, a housewife. Her father was born in New York City; his parents emigrated from [[Lithuania]]. Her mother passed on her fondness for the decorative arts. She grew up in the New York City area in a non-observant [[Jewish American|Jewish]] household; summing up her upbringing, Susan stated: "We were cultural Jews."
Susan Weber was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], the daughter of Iris and Murray Weber.<ref name=Kaufman>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=W1Jn4zYBom8C&q=brooklyn|title=Soros: The Life and Times of a Messianic Billionaire|first=Michael T.|last=Kaufman|date=29 September 2010|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |accessdate= July 7, 2017| page= 152|isbn=9780375405853|via=Google Books}}</ref> Her father was a manufacturer of shoe accessories; her mother was a housewife.<ref name=Kaufman/> Her father was born in New York City to parents who had emigrated from [[Russia]].<ref name=Kaufman/> Her mother passed on her fondness for the decorative arts.<ref name=Kaufman/> She grew up in the New York City area in a non-observant [[Jewish American|Jewish]] household; summing up her upbringing, Weber stated: "We were cultural Jews."<ref name=Kaufman/>


She attended an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]] high school in [[Brooklyn]]<ref>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=W1Jn4zYBom8C&q=brooklyn#v=snippet&q=brooklyn&f=false|title=Soros: The Life and Times of a Messianic Billionaire|first=Michael T.|last=Kaufman|date=29 September 2010|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |accessdate= July 7, 2017| page= 152|via=Google Books}}</ref> and graduated from [[Barnard College]] with a degree in art history.<ref name=athome>{{cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/07/garden/at-home-with-susan-soros-a-private-life-a-public-passion.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm | work= [[The New York Times]]| title= At Home With: Susan Soros; A Private Life, A Public Passion| first= Dinitia | last= Smith| date= March 7, 1996}}</ref> In 1990, she earned a master's degree from Cooper-Hewitt/[[Parsons School of Design|Parsons]].<ref name=athome />
She attended an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] high school in [[Brooklyn]]<ref name=Kaufman/> and graduated from [[Barnard College]] of [[Columbia University]] with a degree in art history.<ref name=athome>{{cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/07/garden/at-home-with-susan-soros-a-private-life-a-public-passion.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm | work= [[The New York Times]]| title= At Home With: Susan Soros; A Private Life, A Public Passion| first= Dinitia | last= Smith| date= March 7, 1996}}</ref> In 1990, she earned a master's degree from Cooper-Hewitt/[[Parsons School of Design|Parsons]].<ref name=athome />


She also studied at the [[Royal College of Art]] in [[London]], where she earned her [[Ph.D.]] degree (1998) with a thesis on the furniture of [[E. W. Godwin]].{{cn|date=September 2016}}
She also studied at the [[Royal College of Art]] in [[London]], where she earned her [[PhD]] degree (1998) with a thesis on the furniture of [[E. W. Godwin]].<ref>{{cite thesis |last1=Soros |first1=Susan Weber |title=E.W. Godwin : secular furniture and interior design. |url=https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.262784 |publisher=Royal College of Art |accessdate=4 August 2020 |date=1998|type=PhD }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Weber was executive director of the [[Open Society Institute|Open Society Institute (OSI)]], the umbrella name for some 24 independent foundations that support the advancement of freedom of expression around the globe. OSI also supports cultural exchange through grants to individuals and associations.{{cn|date=September 2016}}
Weber was executive director of the [[Open Society Institute|Open Society Institute (OSI)]], the umbrella name for some 24 independent foundations that support the advancement of freedom of expression around the globe. OSI also supports cultural exchange through grants to individuals and associations.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}


In 1991, Soros was turned down for the job of director of graduate education at the [[Parsons School of Design]]. So, with $20 million of her husband's money, she started her own school in 1993,<ref name=athome /> establishing the [[Bard Graduate Center]] where she is professor of the history of the decorative arts. BGC offers graduate degrees in history of the decorative and applied arts, cultural and design history, garden history, and landscape studies. The Bard Center is one of only four places in the United States where a student can obtain an advanced degree in the decorative arts. The others are the [[Winterthur Museum]] program affiliated with the [[University of Delaware]], the Parsons program.<ref name=athome />, and the George Washington University in partnership with the Smithsonian.
In 1991, Soros was turned down for the job of director of graduate education at the [[Parsons School of Design]]. So, with $20 million of her husband's money, she started her own school in 1993,<ref name=athome /> establishing the [[Bard Graduate Center]] where she is professor of the history of the decorative arts. BGC offers graduate degrees in history of the decorative and applied arts, cultural and design history, garden history, and landscape studies.<ref name=athome />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1983, Weber married business magnate, investor, and philanthropist [[George Soros]], twenty five years her senior,<ref name=athome /> and the primary contributor to the [[Open Society Foundations|Open Society Institute]] (OSI). They had two children, [[Alexander Soros|Alexander]] (born 1985) and Gregory (born 1988).{{cn|date=September 2016}}<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/27/world/george-soros-fast-facts/index.html|title=George Soros Fast Facts | website= [[CNN]].com|date=22 July 2016|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> They divorced in 2005.<ref name="auto"/>
In 1983, Weber married billionaire [[George Soros]], twenty-four years her senior,<ref name=athome /> and the primary contributor to the [[Open Society Foundations|Open Society Institute]] (OSI). They had two children, [[Alexander Soros|Alexander]] (born 1985) and Gregory (born 1988).<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Alex |title=Making Good on the Family Name |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/fashion/alexander-soros-tries-to-live-up-to-his-family-name.html |accessdate=1 June 2018 |issue=July 18, 2012 |work=New York Times |date=July 18, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601170019/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/fashion/alexander-soros-tries-to-live-up-to-his-family-name.html?gwh=5F35EFB9BF5D54AA2A4D86FC99DFB1C4 |archivedate=1 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/27/world/george-soros-fast-facts/index.html|title=George Soros Fast Facts | website= [[CNN]].com|date=22 July 2016|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> They divorced in 2005.<ref name="auto"/>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bgc.bard.edu/programs/faculty/susan-weber.html Faculty Biography for Susan Weber] from Bard Graduate Center
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160911211957/http://www.bgc.bard.edu/programs/faculty/susan-weber.html Faculty Biography for Susan Weber] from Bard Graduate Center


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Revision as of 11:55, 9 December 2024

Susan Weber
Born1954 (age 70–71)
New York City, U.S.
EducationBarnard College (BA)
Parsons School of Design (MA)
Royal College of Art (PhD)
Spouse
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(m. 1983; div. 2005)​
Children2, including Alexander Soros

Susan Weber[1][2][3][4] (born 1954) is an American historian. She is the founder and director of the Bard Graduate Center (BGC) for studies in the decorative arts, design history, and material culture affiliated with Bard College in Dutchess County, New York. She was previously married to George Soros.

Early life and education

Susan Weber was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of Iris and Murray Weber.[5] Her father was a manufacturer of shoe accessories; her mother was a housewife.[5] Her father was born in New York City to parents who had emigrated from Russia.[5] Her mother passed on her fondness for the decorative arts.[5] She grew up in the New York City area in a non-observant Jewish household; summing up her upbringing, Weber stated: "We were cultural Jews."[5]

She attended an Episcopal high school in Brooklyn[5] and graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University with a degree in art history.[6] In 1990, she earned a master's degree from Cooper-Hewitt/Parsons.[6]

She also studied at the Royal College of Art in London, where she earned her PhD degree (1998) with a thesis on the furniture of E. W. Godwin.[7]

Career

Weber was executive director of the Open Society Institute (OSI), the umbrella name for some 24 independent foundations that support the advancement of freedom of expression around the globe. OSI also supports cultural exchange through grants to individuals and associations.[citation needed]

In 1991, Soros was turned down for the job of director of graduate education at the Parsons School of Design. So, with $20 million of her husband's money, she started her own school in 1993,[6] establishing the Bard Graduate Center where she is professor of the history of the decorative arts. BGC offers graduate degrees in history of the decorative and applied arts, cultural and design history, garden history, and landscape studies.[6]

Personal life

In 1983, Weber married billionaire George Soros, twenty-four years her senior,[6] and the primary contributor to the Open Society Institute (OSI). They had two children, Alexander (born 1985) and Gregory (born 1988).[8][9] They divorced in 2005.[9]

Bibliography

  • Soros, Susan Weber (ed.) (2006). James 'Athenian' Stuart: The Rediscovery of Antiquity (Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture). New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press ISBN 978-0-300-11713-4
  • Soros, Susan Weber, and Stefanie Walker (ed.) (2004). Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry (Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture) . New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press ISBN 978-0300-10461-5
  • Soros, Susan Weber, and Catherine Arbuthnott (2003). Thomas Jeckyll: Architect and Designer, 1827–1881. New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press ISBN 978-0-300-09922-5 (Winner of the 2004 Henry Russell Hitchcock Award sponsored by the Victorian Society in America and winner of the 2005 Philip Johnson Award given by the Society of Architectural Historians)
  • Soros, Susan Weber (ed.) (1999). E.W. Godwin: Aesthetic Movement Architect and Designer. New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press ISBN 978-0-300-08008-7
  • Soros, Susan Weber (ed.) (1999). The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin: With Catalogue Raisonné New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press ISBN 978-0-300-08159-6

References

  1. ^ "Degree Programs - Faculty - Susan Weber". bard.edu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Museum Gift Shops". The New York Times. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ "George Soros ex-wife, Susan Weber Sells Her Legendary Design Collection to Benefit Scholarship Fund". jewishbusinessnews.com. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ^ "The Duke of Bard". newyorker.com. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Kaufman, Michael T. (29 September 2010). Soros: The Life and Times of a Messianic Billionaire. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 152. ISBN 9780375405853. Retrieved July 7, 2017 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b c d e Smith, Dinitia (March 7, 1996). "At Home With: Susan Soros; A Private Life, A Public Passion". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Soros, Susan Weber (1998). E.W. Godwin : secular furniture and interior design (PhD). Royal College of Art. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. ^ Williams, Alex (July 18, 2012). "Making Good on the Family Name". New York Times. No. July 18, 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. ^ a b "George Soros Fast Facts". CNN.com. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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