Peter Baldwin
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Peter Baldwin

American historian

Peter Baldwin (born December 22, 1956) is a research professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, Global Distinguished Professor at New York University, and a philanthropist.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Peter Baldwin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 22, 1956.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedHarvard University3
  • Date not recordedYale University3

Early life

Baldwin's parents were the medieval historians Jenny Jochens and John W. Baldwin.

Academic career

He was educated at Harvard (MA and PhD, both in History 1980 and 1986), and Yale (BA Philosophy and History, 1978). He has written several books on the comparative history of Europe and America.

Baldwin also serves on the boards of the New York Public Library, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Central European University, and as chair of the board of the Center for Jewish History.

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Career

Occupation: historian, university teacher, philanthropist, history teacher.9

  • Since 2015Board member, New York Public Library8
  • Date not recordedWorked at University of California, Los Angeles4
  • Date not recordedFounded Arcadia Fund5
  • Date not recordedFounded Endangered Archives Programme6
  • Date not recordedBoard member, Wikimedia Endowment7

Known for: Arcadia Fund.10

Personal life

  • CitizenshipUnited States11
  • SpouseLisbet Rausing12

Philanthropy

With his wife Lisbet Rausing, who is an heir of the Tetra Pak fortune, Baldwin co-founded the Arcadia Fund in 2001. The Fund has given away over $1 billion to charities and scholarly institutions globally that preserve cultural heritage and the environment and promote open access.

Arcadia-funded projects include the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, The Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library and Fauna & Flora International's Halcyon Land and Sea fund.

Baldwin joined the advisory board of the Wikimedia Endowment in 2016. Baldwin and Rausing gave $5 million to the Wikimedia Endowment in 2017 and are listed among the biggest benefactors to the Wikimedia Foundation.

From Wikipedia’s article on Peter Baldwin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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