Samuel Irving Newhouse, Jr.

Samuel Irving Newhouse, Jr.
Born November 8, 1927 (1927-11-08) (age 84)
New York, New York, United States of America
Other names Si Newhouse
Ethnicity Jewish[1]
Occupation Chairman and CEO of Advance Publications
Net worth US$6.6 billion (2011)[2]

Samuel Irving Newhouse, Jr. (born November 8, 1927), nicknamed Si Newhouse, is the chairman and CEO of Advance Publications, which, among other interests, owns Condé Nast, publisher of many marquee brands in the world of magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. He is the son of Samuel Irving Newhouse, Sr., founder of Advance Publications. His grandson, S. I. Newhouse IV, appeared in the documentary Born Rich.

Newhouse attended the Horace Mann School in New York City. He has an estimated net worth of $6.6 billion, and he was ranked the 47th richest American by Forbes Magazine in 2011. [2]

Newhouse is known for philanthropy, and gave $15 million to Syracuse University, as well for being a notable art collector. [3] Newhouse owned one of the most valuable paintings in the world: a Jackson Pollock drip painting entitled No. 5, 1948. [4] Newhouse was listed by Art News as among the top 200 art collectors in the world. [5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishFeatures/Article.aspx?id=187427
  2. ^ a b Samuel Newhouse Jr. - Forbes, Forbes. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Felsenthal, Carol (1998). Citizen Newhouse: Portrait of a Media Merchant. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1888363878. 
  4. ^ Vogel, Carol (November 2, 2006). "A Pollock Is Sold, Possibly for a Record Price". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/02/arts/design/02drip.html. 
  5. ^ http://www.artnews.com/issues/article.asp?art_id=2702

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