# Mary Gwendolin Byrd Caldwell

> Mary Gwendolin Byrd, Marquise des Monstiers-Mérinville was an American philanthropist and socialite. She funded the foundation of the Catholic University at Washington, D.C. in the 1880s, but had renounced the Roman Catholic faith by 1904.

*American philanthropist and socialite (1863-1909)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mary-gwendolin-byrd-caldwell

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1863-10-21
- **Died:** 1909-10-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Mary Gwendolin Byrd, Marquise des Monstiers-Mérinville was an American philanthropist and socialite. She funded the foundation of the Catholic University at Washington, D.C. in the 1880s, but had renounced the Roman Catholic faith by 1904.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 31.2

## Sources
- [Mary Gwendolin Caldwell, Marquise des Monstiers-Mérinville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Gwendolin_Caldwell%2C_Marquise_des_Monstiers-M%C3%A9rinville)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62065251)

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