Ed Bass
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For the first American Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts, see Edward Bass.
Edward Perry "Ed" Bass (born September 10, 1945)[2] is an American businessman, financier, philanthropist and environmentalist who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. He financed the Biosphere 2 project, an artificial closed ecological system, which was built between 1987 and 1991. He is the chairman of Fine Line, an investment and venture-capital management firm in Fort Worth,[3] and chairman of the board of directors of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, a philanthropic organization.[4] He was listed as #239 on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans in 2012, with an estimated net worth of $2 billion.[5]
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Born | Edward Perry Bass (1945-09-10) September 10, 1945 (age 78) |
Occupation(s) | Philanthropist, Environmentalist |
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Parent(s) | Perry Richardson Bass Nancy Lee Bass |
Relatives | Robert Bass (brother) Sid Bass (brother) Lee Bass (brother) Hyatt Bass (niece) Sid W. Richardson (great-uncle) |
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