Background
Mellon, Gwen Grant was born on July 22, 1911 in Englewood, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of William Wright Grant and Katherine Hall.
(Inspired in 1947 by Swiss doctor, and theologian, Dr. Alb...)
Inspired in 1947 by Swiss doctor, and theologian, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, successful rancher Larry Mellon and his wife Gwen Grant Mellon decided to found a hospital in Haiti, then, as now, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere.The Road to Deschapelles is the story of an extraordinary couple who, in 1954, founded Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles in central Haiti and where they and the hospital have cared for the most needy and the sick for more than 40 years.
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Mellon, Gwen Grant was born on July 22, 1911 in Englewood, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of William Wright Grant and Katherine Hall.
Bachelor, Smith College, 1934. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Smith College, 1959. HHD (honorary), Bethany College, 1976.
Doctor in Public Service (honorary), Chatham College, 1999.
Vice president The Grant Foundation, 1954-1989, president, from 1989.
(Inspired in 1947 by Swiss doctor, and theologian, Dr. Alb...)
Married John Rawson (divorced). Children: Michael, Jenifer, Ian. Married William Larimer Mellon Junior, 1946.