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August Heckscher was born on September 16, 1913 in Huntington, New York, United States. He was the son of Gustave Maurice Heckscher and Frances Louise Vanderhoef. His parents divorced in 1927 and his mother remarried to John M. P. Thatcher in 1931. His brother was Gustave Maurice Heckscher, Jr. He was also the grandson of capitalist August Heckscher, who emigrated from Germany in 1867.
August Heckscher finished Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1936. He earned Master of Arts degree at Harvard University in 1939. He became Doctor of Laws in Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1962.
Also, August studied at such universities as New York University, in which he got Doctor of Humane Letters degree in 1962, Temple University, also earning Doctor of Humane Letters degree from it. He studied at Brandeis University and became Doctor of Humane Letters, at Commonwealth Post College becoming Doctor of Letters. August finished Adelphi College with Doctor of Letters degree, and Parsons School Design with Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
August Heckscher II began his career at Yale University working as a Government instructor. During World War II, worked for the Office of the Coordinator of Information in Washington as well as the Office of Strategic Services in North Africa. In addition, he worked with the United States at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in 1945.
In 1948 August became chief editorial writer at New York Herald Tribune, holding that post till 1956. That year he began his serving as a director of Twentieth Century Fund.
In 1962, August started serving as the first White House Special Consultant on the Arts as the coordinator of cultural matters appointed by President John F. Kennedy. He held this post until 1963.
In 1967, August was appointed by New York City Mayor John Lindsay as Parks Commissioner of New York City, succeeding Thomas Hoving. He tendered his resignation as Commissioner in 1972.
August Heckscher II's tenure as Commissioner was noted for the 1967 concert in the park by Barbra Streisand, which was attended by 250,000 people, the first New York City Marathon, which was held in Central Park in 1970, and a number of very large-scale antiwar demonstrations, in the park, for which permits were issued.
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Heckscher married Claude Chevreux in 1941.They were the parents of Stephan August Heckscher, Philip H. Heckscher and Charles C. Heckscher.
