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New York Times John Smart, Publisher; And Philanthropist, 88 Published: December 1, 1993 John Smart, a retired New York publisher, philanthropist and former chairman of Esquire Inc., died on Monday at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut. A resident of Greenwich, he was 88. The cause was complications following a stroke, his family said. In recent years Mr. Smart devoted much of his time to the philanthropic activities of the Smart Family Foundation, based in Greenwich. The foundation had assets of close to $50 million in 1990. It chiefly supports education, focusing on projects that aid primary and secondary schoolchildren. Mr. Smart also supported Jewish philanthropy and a number of projects in Israel. Mr. Smart and his two older brothers, David and Alfred, founded Apparel Arts, a trade publication, in 1931. That was followed two years later by Esquire magazine. After his brothers died in the early 1950's, Mr. Smart took charge of the organization. He stabilized Esquire and converted Apparel Arts into the more successful Gentlemen's Quarterly. The parent company was Esquire, Inc., which also produced educational materials and textbooks. Esquire, Inc. sold Gentlemen's Quarterly and Esquire magazine in the late 1970's and was itself acquired by Gulf and Western in 1983. Mr. Smart's wife, Gwen, died several years ago. He is survived by three daughters, Mary Smart Churba of New Rochelle, N.Y., Nancy Smart of Manhattan, and Ellen Smart Oswald of Burlingame, Calif; a son, Raymond L., of Greenwich, and five grandchildren. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/01/obituaries/john-smart-publisher-and-philanthropist-88.html