David, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease, died March 14, 2015, in Alexandria, Va.
Coming to Princeton from Austin (Texas) High School, where he co-captained the tennis team, David joined Cloister Inn, serving as its undergraduate representative to the graduate board. As executive officer of his Army ROTC battalion, David received two Alexander Hamilton medals. He graduated summa cum laude, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and earned a Rhodes scholarship. David became the first American-elected chairman of Oxford’s Junior Members Council (comprising the junior council presidents of each of the 30 colleges) and rowed with the Queens College crew.
After graduation from Oxford and three years in the Army (from which he was discharged as a captain), David returned to Princeton to earn a master’s degree in international affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School. He then joined the World Bank, where he made significant contributions to the bank’s efforts to address poverty in developing countries in Asia and Africa, serving for a period as chief of its Bangladesh division.
Following his retirement in 1994, David split his time between homes in Key West, Fla., and Provincetown, Mass., visiting his many friends in all parts of the country. He is survived by a niece, Melanie Dunn; and several cousins.