Franklin Delano Roosevelt III
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt III | |
|---|---|
 FDR III, right, with his father and paternal grandmother in 1962. | |
| Born |
July 19, 1938 Philadelphia, PA U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University, Columbia University |
| Occupation | Economist, academic |
| Spouse(s) |
Grace Ramsey Goodyear (m. 1962—present) |
| Children |
Phoebe Louisa Roosevelt Nicholas Martin Roosevelt Amelia Roosevelt |
| Parent(s) |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. Ethel du Pont |
Franklin Delano "Frank" Roosevelt III (born July 19, 1938) is an American economist and academic. Through his father, he is a grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and through his mother he is a member of the prominent du Pont family.
Family
Franklin is the first child born to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. and his first wife, Ethel du Pont. He was born during his paternal grandfather's second term as president and his eighth grandchild to be born. After his birth, his father said, "'Battling' Frank III is a beautiful baby."[1]
He has a younger brother, Christopher du Pont Roosevelt, born 1941.
From his father's later marriages, he has two younger half-sisters, Nancy Suzanne Roosevelt (born 1952) and Laura Delano Roosevelt (born 1959), and a younger half-brother, John Alexander Roosevelt (born 1977). He also has a younger half-brother, Benjamin S. Warren III, from his mother's later marriage to attorney Benjamin S. Warren, Jr.
He married Grace Ramsey Goodyear on June 18, 1962. They have three children, including a set of twins:
- Phoebe Louisa Roosevelt (born February 25, 1965)
- Nicholas Martin Roosevelt (born June 8, 1966)
- Amelia "Amie" Roosevelt (born June 8, 1966), a concert violinist[2][3]
Education and career
After graduating from St. Mark's School in Southborough, MA, Frank Roosevelt received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale University in 1961, his Masters from Columbia University in 1968, and his Ph.D. from The New School.[4] His dissertation was entitled Towards a Marxist Critique of the Cambridge School. His work has primarily focused on combining Marxism and capitalism in an attempt to make modern economic systems more "fair" and less prone to the "winner takes all" scenario.
In 1977, he became a professor at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, where he was chair of the social sciences faculty from 1988 to 1990 and 1991 to 1993.[4] He is a now professor emeritus, and continues to speak out on his grandparents' legacies.[5][6]
He has referred to himself as a "radical" or "alternative" economist.[7]
Rhona Free, one of his former students who is a professor of economics at Eastern Connecticut State University, was named in 2004 one of four U.S. Professors of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. In her acceptance speech, she cited Roosevelt as a significant influence, saying, "The most important teacher I ever had was Frank Roosevelt, an economics professor at Sarah Lawrence. He’s much more interested in teaching than in testing and in encouraging than in evaluating. In his classes even an average student, as I was, can learn to think critically, express thoughts carefully, and view the world with an open mind.”[8]
In 2004, the university awarded him the Lipkin Family Prize for Inspirational Teaching.[8]
Politics and family legacy
Roosevelt, who lives in Bronxville, is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Manhattan Country School.[4] In 1981, he sought tuition reform for the city's private schools.
Roosevelt led the effort to build a monument to his grandmother Eleanor Roosevelt at Riverside Park in Manhattan. The Eleanor Roosevelt Monument was unveiled in 1996.[2]
In 2012, Roosevelt received the "Intelligence and Courage Award" from the Frances Perkins Center.[9]
Roosevelt publicly endorsed Democrat Bill de Blasio in his successful 2013 campaign for mayor of New York City, saying de Blasio was “the only true progressive in the race.” His distant cousin, Barclays investment banker Theodore Roosevelt IV, a great-grandson of TR, supported Republican Joseph J. Lhota.[10] Each descendant stayed with his forebears party affiliation.
Published works
- Samuel Bowles; Richard Edwards; Frank Roosevelt (2005). Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and Change (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513865-1.
- Frank Roosevelt; David Belkin (1994). Why Market Socialism?: Voices from Dissent Paperback. M E Sharpe. ISBN 978-1563244667.
- Frank Roosevelt (1981). Tuition reform for private schools: The Manhattan Country School plan. ASIN B0006XWAY0.
External links
- Frank Roosevelt acceptance speech, 2012 Frances Perkins Center Awards on Vimeo
- Newsreel: Frank Roosevelt's parents leaving the hospital with him after he was born (1938) on YouTube
References
- ↑ "Life on the Newsfronts of the World". Life Magazine. August 1, 1938.
- 1 2 Joseph Berger (March 16, 2005). "Roosevelts and the Quirks of Destiny". New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Amy Roosevelt". Bach Festival. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Frank Roosevelt Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ↑ Fitz-Gibbon, Jorge (June 30, 2012). "FDR's grandson has advice for Obama". The Journal-News. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ↑ Toyoda, Toyoda (November 29, 2011). "Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt – 10/11/11". United Nations Association. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Sarah Lawrence Faculty Profile: The Elephant in the Room". 2005. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- 1 2 "Rhona Free '78". Sarah Lawrence College. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ↑ "2012 Frances Perkins Center Honorees" (PDF). Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ↑ Michael Grynbaum (July 2, 2013). "A Split in Allegiances Among Roosevelt Scions". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
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