Richard Newton Gardner (July 9, 1927 – February 16, 2019) was an American diplomat who served as the
United States Ambassador to Spain
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and the
United States Ambassador to Italy
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. He was also a professor emeritus of law at
Columbia Law School
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.
Life and career
Gardner was born in
New York City, New York
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, the son of Ethel ( Alias) and Samuel Gardner (former family name was Goldberg
).
He served in the United States Armed Forces during
World War II
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. Gardner graduated from
Harvard University
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with a B.A. degree in Economics, a J.D. from
Yale Law School
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, and was a
Rhodes Scholar
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, receiving a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics from
Oxford University
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. He wrote several books and articles. Gardner became a member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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in 1974 and a member of the
American Philosophical Society
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in 1998. Gardner died in New York City on February 16, 2019, at the age of 91.
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1927 births
2019 deaths
Military personnel from New York City
Writers from New York City
Ambassadors of the United States to Spain
Ambassadors of the United States to Italy
American Rhodes Scholars
Yale Law School alumni
Columbia Law School faculty
Harvard College alumni
Alumni of the University of Oxford
Members of the American Philosophical Society
20th-century American diplomats
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