Peter Baldwin (professor)

Peter Baldwin (born December 22, 1956)[1] is a research professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, Global Distinguished Professor at New York University, and a philanthropist.Baldwin also serves on the boards of the New York Public Library,[4] the American Council of Learned Societies,[5] the Central European University,[6] and as chair of the board of the Center for Jewish History.[7] With his wife Lisbet Rausing, who is an heir of the Tetra Pak fortune, Baldwin co-founded the Arcadia Fund in 2001.The Fund has given away over $1 billion to charities and scholarly institutions globally that preserve cultural heritage and the environment and promote open access.[8] Arcadia-funded projects include the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities,[9] The Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library[10] and Fauna & Flora International's Halcyon Land and Sea fund.
University of California, Los AngelesNew York UniversityHarvardEuropeAmericaNew York Public LibraryAmerican Council of Learned SocietiesCentral European UniversityCenter for Jewish HistoryLisbet RausingTetra PakArcadia Fundopen accessBerlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesBritish LibraryFauna & FloraWikimedia FoundationWorldCat