Warren Buffett
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Warren Edward Buffett (/ˈbʌfᵻt/; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, an philanthropist. He is widely considered the maist successfu investor o the 20t century. Buffett is the primary sharehaulder, chairman an CEO o Berkshire Hathaway[5] an consistently rankit amang the warld's wealthiest fowk. He wis rankit as the warld's wealthiest person in 2008[6] an as the third wealthiest person in 2011.[7] In 2012, American magazine Time named Buffett ane o the maist influential fowk in the warld.[8]
Warren Buffett | |
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Buffett speakin tae students frae the Varsity o Kansas Schuil o Business, Mey 6, 2005 | |
Born | Warren Edward Buffett (1930-08-30) 30 August 1930 (age 93) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Naitionality | Unitit States |
Eddication | Master o Science in Economics |
Alma mater | Varsity o Nebraska–Lincoln Columbia Business Schuil |
Thrift | Chairman & CEO o Berkshire Hathaway |
Years active | 1951–present |
Sellarie | US$100,000[1] |
Net wirth | US$70.5 billion[2] (Apryle 2020) |
Releegion | Agnostic[3] |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Susan Thompson Buffett (m. 1952–2004) Astrid Menks (m. 2006)[4] |
Bairns | Susan Alice Buffett Howard Graham Buffett Peter Andrew Buffett |
Signatur |
Buffett is cried the "Wizard o Omaha", "Oracle o Omaha",[9] or the "Sage o Omaha"[10] an is notit for his adherence tae the value investin philosophy an for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth.[11] Buffett is an aa a notable philanthropist, havin pledged tae gie away 99 percent[12] o his fortun tae philanthropic causes, primarily via the Gates Foondation. On Aprile 11, 2012, he wis diagnosed wi prostate cancer,[13] for which he completit treatment in September 2012.[14]