Elihu Rose | |
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Born |
New York |
March 30, 1933
Residence | New York |
Nationality | United States |
Education | B.A. Yale University Ph.D New York University |
Occupation | real estate developer, professor |
Known for | Rose Associates Military historian |
Spouse(s) | Susan Wechsler |
Children |
Amy Rose Silverman Isabel Rose Fagen Abigail Rose Blum |
Parent(s) | Belle Rose Samuel B. Rose |
Family |
David Rose (uncle) Frederick P. Rose (brother) Daniel Rose (brother) |
Website | http://elihurose.org |
Elihu Rose (born 1933) is an American real estate developer, academic, and philanthropist.
Rose was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, NY, one of three sons of Belle and Samuel B. Rose. He has two brothers, Daniel Rose and Frederick P. Rose. He attended the Horace Mann School. After graduating from Yale University in 1954, he served in the U.S. Air Force; and in 1956, he joined the family real estate development company, Rose Associates, as a partner. In 1978, he graduated from New York University with a Ph.D in International Relations and started a teaching military history in addition to his real estate activities. He has lectured at Yale University, Columbia University, the University of Maryland, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. He is presently an Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University.
In 2002, he received The Outstanding Teaching Award from New York University. He serves as Vice Chairman of the The Park Avenue Armory and is the former Chairman of the Board of the International Center of Photography. He serves on the boards of WNET, the Lincoln Center Theater, The Library of America, and the Advisory Board of the National Museum of American History; and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1993 he received the Superior Public Service Medal from the U.S. Navy and in 2004 the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal from the U.S. Army.