Kathryn Wasserman Davis
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Kathryn Wasserman Davis | |
Born | February 25, 1907 United States |
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Occupation | Philanthropist |
Spouse | Shelby Cullom Davis |
Kathryn Wasserman Davis (born February 25, 1907) is an American philanthropist and the widow of businessman Shelby Cullom Davis, who was also United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1969 to 1974. Her husband died in 1994.
During her life, Kathryn Davis worked for the Council on Foreign Relations, and authored a book entitled "The Soviets at Geneva: The USSR and the League of Nations, 1919-1933".
[edit] The Davis Projects for Peace
Upon her 100th birthday in 2007, Davis committed $1,000,000 to fund one hundred $10,000 projects for peace. Also in 2007, she and her son, Princeton Trustee Shelby M. C. Davis gave a $5 million gift to create an endowment for Princeton’s International Center. The center will now be called the Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis ’30 International Center.