Barbara Piasecka Johnson died today in her native Poland. When J. Seward Johnson first saw her, he was smitten. She spoke little English and he spoke no Polish. It was a match made in Babel.
According to her charitable foundation’s most recent tax filing, Johnson was one of the wealthiest women in the world. As of the March 2013 Johnson was the 376th richest person on the planet and the 42nd richest woman, with a net worth of $3.6 billion on the Forbes billionaire’s list. Article