John Lowell Gardner II

John "Jack" Lowell Gardner II (* November 26, 1837 in Brookline (Massachusetts ), † December 10, 1898 ) was an American businessman, art collector and patron. From the built-up of him and his wife Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Collection is the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, originated in Boston.

Gardner came from a shipping family. His mother, Catherine Endicott Peabody (1808-1833) of Brookline, the daughter of Joseph Peabody (1757-1844), a shipowner from Salem ( Massachusetts), which became the import of pepper from Sumatra one of the richest men in the United States was had. Even Gardner's father was a shipowner, in partnership with Joseph Peabody.

After studies at Harvard University, Jack joined the family business, whose interests were spread on railways and mining operations. He married Isabella Stewart on April 10, 1860. However, John Lowell Gardner III ( 1863-1865 ) was not even two years old. After that, the couple devoted primarily to the travel and the arts.