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philanthropist

[fi-lan-thruh-pist] / fɪˈlæn θrə pɪst /


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By email, Chopra wrote that he was glad that philanthropist Barnaby Marsh had introduced them in person.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The 7,500-square-foot facility was made possible with funding from the late philanthropist Glorya Kaufman who died a month before the building opened to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The mustached southerner, yachting enthusiast and philanthropist, whose empire also included sports clubs, had been suffering from the degenerative disease Lewy Body Dementia.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

An avid art collector and philanthropist, Fisher died on Saturday at age 94.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Because of contacts he’d made in the States with the Mellon family—wealthy heirs of Pittsburgh banker and philanthropist Andrew Mellon—he quickly headed to the town of Deschapelles, in the lower Artibonite Valley.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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