'''Samuel J. LeFrak''' ([[1918]]- [[April 16]], [[2003]]) was a noted housing developer who chaired a private building firm, [[The LeFrak Organization]], which had revenues of $2.8 billion, as of [[1999]].  The LeFrak Organization was also ranked 45th on the [[Forbes]] list of top 500 private companies. <ref name="REweekly">{{cite news|title=A Family Affair - Brief Article |publisher=Real Estate Weekly |date=2001, April 4 |author=Chapman, Parke |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3601/is_35_47/ai_73464248}}</ref>  The development firm is best known for major development projects in [[Battery Park City]], [[Lefrak City]] in [[Queens]], and [[Newport, Jersey City]].  The LeFrak Organization was founded in 1883 in France, by Samuel J. LeFrak's grandfather, Maurice. <ref name="REweekly"/>

LeFrak attended the [[University of Maryland, College Park]], from which he graduated in [[1940]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnyc.org/books/1955 |publisher=WNYC |title=Reporting Back: Notes on Journalism |accessdate=2006-04-14}}</ref>, with the University's LeFrak Hall named for him.  In 1988, LeFrak was honored by the [[United Nations]] along with former President [[Jimmy Carter]], for their global contributions through "Habitat International." 

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==External link==
* [http://www.lefrak.com/ The LeFrak Organization]

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