Leonard Lauder, a renowned philanthropist who expanded the family cosmetics business into a worldwide empire, has died at the ...

Lauder, who died last week, was an executive, a philanthropist and an art collector. He was also a devoted advocate for New ...

Lauder, who co-founded the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies, made multiple high-profile ...

Leonard A. Lauder, who was known as much for his philanthropy and arts patronage as he was for his family’s beauty company, ...

He was a major donor to the Met and the Whitney, among other august institutions.

The son of Estée and Joseph Lauder spent much of his life in Palm Beach, and helped to build and expand his parents' company.