Naija Gist - Latest: Robert Goelet, New York Grandee and Naturalist, Dies at 96
Robert G. Goelet, a civic leader, naturalist and philanthropist whose marriage merged two families that date to 17th-century New Amsterdam and made the couple stewards of Gardiners Island, a storied ...
The New York Times: Robert Goelet, New York Grandee and Naturalist, Dies at 96
The scion of a 17th-century New York family, he headed major cultural institutions and became a steward of Gardiners Island, which his wife’s family had owned since 1639. By Sam Roberts Robert G.