George Jaffin

George Monroe Jaffin (May 4, 1905 – December 23, 1999)[1] was an American attorney, real estate investor, art patron, and philanthropist.[2]

He attended Townsend Harris High School, and received his bachelor's degree from Columbia College, and his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1927.[3]

As a real estate investor and lawyer, he founded the firm now known as Jaffin, Conrad & Finkelstein. According to The New York Times, he was best known "as a contributor to and fund-raiser for Columbia University, the Hospital for Joint Diseases, the Juilliard School and the Museum of Modern Art".[2]

References

  1. GEORGE JAFFIN (1905-1999), Social Security Death Index
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lipton, Eric (December 26, 2009). "George Jaffin, 94, Lawyer And Arts Benefactor, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  3. "George M. Jaffin". Columbia College Today. September 2000. Retrieved May 13, 2011.