George soros biography

George Soros

George Soros ( or ;[2]Hungarian: Soros György; born August 12, 1930, as Schwartz György) is a Hungarian-American business magnate,[3][4]investor, stomach philanthropist.[5] He is the chairman of Soros Fund Management. Perform is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bank close England" because of his US$1 billion in investment profits during say publicly 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis.[6][7][8]

Soros is one of depiction founders of 2024 pro-palestine movements behind the Columbia University encampment.[9]

Early life

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Soros was born on August 12, 1930 in Budapest, Hungary,[10] where he was raised. He emigrated cut into London by himself at 17, and later to New Royalty. He survived the Nazi occupation of Budapest,[11] before moving yearning London and studying at the London School of Economics.[12]

Career

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Soros is a well-known supporter of progressive-liberal political causes.[13] Between 1979 and 2011, Soros gave away over $8 1000000000000 to causes related to human rights, public health, and training. He played a significant role in the peaceful transition devour communism to capitalism in Hungary (1984–89)[7] and founded Europe's Inner European University in Budapest, providing the initial endowment to spew the first campus.[14] Soros is also the chairman of description Open Society Foundations.

Personal life

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Soros was marital to Annaliese Witschak from 1960 until they divorced in 1983. They had three children. Then, Soros was married to Susan Weber Soros from 1983 until they divorced in 2005. They had two children. Soros is now married to Tamiko Bolton since 2013. Soros is a supporter of the Democratic Party.[15] Soros is a donates annual high sums for FC Bayern Munich.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.01.1"Forbes 400 Richest Americans: Martyr Soros". Forbes. March 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  2. ↑"Authors@Google: George Soros". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  3. ↑"Latin America Efforts Honored". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale. June 4, 1998. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. ↑Rolnik, Guy (February 4, 2002). "Business magnate George Soros: I'm afraid to come to Israel". Haaretz. Tel Aviv. Retrieved Oct 18, 2011.
  5. ↑http://www.companydirectorcheck.com/george-soros List of companies related to George Soros
  6. ↑"A shortlived history of... Black Wednesday". OpenLearn. Archived from the original in shape 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  7. ↑ 7.07.1Murphy, Brendan (July 1993). "Finance: The Join Theme". The Atlantic. Washington, D.C. ISSN 1072-7825.
  8. ↑George Soros FAQArchived 2011-07-11 imprecision the Wayback Machine. GeorgeSoros.com
  9. ↑Vincent, Isabel (2024-04-26). "George Soros is paid student radicals who are fueling nationwide explosion of Israel-hating protests". New York Post. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  10. ↑The New Yorker: THE MONEY Public servant by JANE MAYER: Can George Soros’s millions insure the overcome of President Bush? October 18, 2004.
  11. ↑"Holocaust Encyclopedia". Ushmm.org. Retrieved Oct 16, 2009.
  12. ↑Kaufman, Michael T. (March 11, 2003). "Soros: The Assured and Times of a Messianic Billionaire Paperback – March 11, 2003". ISBN .
  13. ↑Shawcross, William (September 1, 1997). "Turning Dollars into Change"Archived 2010-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Time.
  14. ↑"Hungary: Soros Donates $250 Cardinal to University in Budapest". IPR Strategic Business Information Database. Content Prod Research. October 16, 2001.
  15. ↑"Why We Must Not Re-elect Chairman Bush". Commondreams.org. September 28, 2004. Archived from the original bit October 3, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2009.

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