Edward Linde

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]

Edward H. Linde
Born22 June 1941
Brooklyn, New York, US
Died10 January 2010(2010-01-10) (aged 68)
Boston, Massachusetts, US[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationReal estate developer
Spouse(s)Joyce Goldfine
Children2

Biography

Linde was born to a Jewish family[6][7] in Brooklyn on June 22, 1941, the son of Irving and Dorothy Linde.[8] In 1958, he moved to Boston in 1958 to attend MIT where he studied civil engineering[3] and graduated in 1962.[8] In 1964, he graduated from Harvard Business School and went to work for Cabot, Cabot & Forbes[3] where he met Mortimer B. Zuckerman.[8]

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] In 2007, he was succeeded as company president by his son, Douglas T. Linde.[9]

Forbes ranked him tied as the 840th richest billionaire worldwide in 2007, with a net worth of US$1.1 billion.[10]

Philanthropy

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] the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston.[11]

Personal life

In 1963, he married Joyce Goldfine (born 1943) whom he had met in college; they had two children, Douglas Linde and Karen Linde Packman.[12][13][8] Linde died from pneumonia in 2010.[9]

As of 2016, Joyce Linde was worth $1.5 billion.[14]

References
  1. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014". FamilySearch. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. Ross, Casey (2010-01-12). "Developer, Hub benefactor Edward Linde dead at 68". Boston Globe.
  4. Grillo, Thomas; Ira Kantor (2009-01-12). "Edward Linde recalled for fine projects, good works". Boston Herald.
  5. "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.
  6. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "Artwork: Hanukkah Lamp".
  7. "Newsletter of the American Jewish Historical Society, Vol.2 No.1" (PDF). 2004.
  8. "Edward H. Linde, Zuckerman's Partner, Dies at 68". The New York Times. January 19, 2010.
  9. Douglas, Craig M. (May 3, 2011). "Ed Linde estate transfers $1B in Boston Properties stock". Boston Business Journal.
  10. "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. 2007-03-08.
  11. "Linde Family Foundation". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  12. "Edward Linde". New York Times. January 12, 2010.
  13. "Alma (Kranetz) Goldfine". The Boston Globe. July 3, 2011.
  14. Adams, Dan (June 10, 2016). "Here's a new list of the richest people in Mass". Boston Globe.
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