WEBGeorge Soros HonFBA (born György Schwartz on August 12, 1930) is a Hungarian-American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist. [7] [8] As of October 2023 [update] , he had a net worth of US$6.7 billion, [9] [10] having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations , [11] of which $15 billion has already been ...
WEBApr 23, 2024 · George Soros (born August 12, 1930, Budapest, Hungary) Hungarian-born American financier, author, philanthropist, and activist whose success as an investor made him one of the wealthiest men in the world. He was also known as a powerful and influential supporter of liberal social causes.
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WEBJan 4, 2024 · Early Life and Education. Soros, who is of Jewish descent, was born in Budapest in August 1930 and survived the Nazi occupation of Hungary, emigrating to England in 1947. He earned a doctorate...
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WEBMay 15, 2018 · Update, Oct. 24, 2018: Authorities say a bomb was found Monday in a mailbox at the suburban New York home of George Soros, the liberal billionaire philanthropist who has been denounced by U.S....
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George Soros: Billionaire, Philanthropy, Quantum Fund - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Early Years. Soros was born György Schwartz in Budapest, Hungary, on August 12, 1930, to parents Tividar and Erzebat Schwartz. To avoid growing anti-Semite persecution, his father changed their...
WEBGeorge Soros, the founder of the Open Society Foundations, began his philanthropic work in 1979, funding scholarships for Black African university students in South Africa and for East European dissidents to study in the West. Today, his Foundations fund groups and projects in more than 120 countries.
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WEBMay 16, 2022 · His adored father had changed the family name from Schwartz to Soros, and moving from house to house, young George learned to cope with danger and live with risk. These early life lessons, plus an education at the London School of Economics, catapulted Soros into immense personal wealth as a financial analyst.
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Profile: Billionaire philanthropist George Soros - BBC
WEBMay 30, 2018 · EPA. The billionaire financier has become a divisive figure in global politics in recent years. Hungarian-American businessman George Soros is one of the world's most renowned, and...
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Profile: Billionaire philanthropist George Soros - BBC News
WEBMay 30, 2018 · Hungarian-American businessman George Soros is one of the world's most renowned, and philanthropic, financial investors. Earning his fortune through shrewd financial speculation, he has spent...
WEBThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Below is the article summary. For the full article, see George Soros . George Soros, (born Aug. 12, 1930, Budapest, Hung.), Hungarian-U.S. financier. He left his native Hungary in 1944 and settled in London in 1947, where he studied and joined a merchant bank.