{{Short description|American community development leader}} {{distinguish|William Linder (baseball)}} '''William J. Linder''' was an American community development leader, and founder of New Community Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newcommunity.org/about/founder/|title=Founder - New Community Corporation|date=7 January 2020 }}</ref> He was a 1991 MacArthur Fellow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/439/|title=MacArthur Foundation|website=www.macfound.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref><br /> He died on June 8, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2018/06/mgsr_william_j_linder_a_force_for_transformation_i.html|title=Mgsr. William J. Linder, a force for transformation in Newark, is dead at 82|work=NJ.com|access-date=2018-07-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Life== Linder was born in West New York, NJ and attended Saint Peter's Prep in Jersey City, NJ graduating in 1954. He then graduated from Seton Hall University with a BA, and from Fordham University with an MA and PhD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neighborhood 10963 |url=http://www.lisc.org/greaternewark-jerseycity/programs/neighborhood_10963/recipients_10966.pdf |website=lisc.org}}</ref> The New Community Corporation was formed in response the 1967 Newark riots. Joseph Matara was chief operating officer, and was the designated successor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/12/post_4.html|title = Monsignor William J. Linder: Q&A with head of Newark's troubled New Community Corp|date = 12 December 2009}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.rayzo.com/events/e-clarion_0909/Editorial.pdf The Editorial] *[http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/18/nyregion/bill-linder-and-his-city-of-hope.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Bill Linder and His City of Hope (The New York Times)]
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