John Templeton
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John Marks Templeton was born on 29 November 1912, in the town of Winchester, Tennessee. He became a naturalized British citizen and lives in Nassau, Bahamas.
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Business
Sir John Marks Templeton is a highly successful pioneer of globally diversified mutual funds, becoming a billionaire. He established:
- Templeton Growth, Ltd. (investment fund) in 1954;
- the John Templeton Foundation;
- the Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities in 1972.
- the Templeton Library in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Personal
- He attended Yale University and pledged the Zeta Psi Fraternity, graduating in 1934 as a top scholar in his class.
- He was a Rhodes Scholar to Balliol College, University of Oxford from which he graduated with a M.A. degree in law.
- He is a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church.
- He was a trustee on the board of Princeton Theological Seminary, the largest Presbyterian seminary, for 42 years and served as its chair for 12 years.
- He married the former Judith Folk in 1937 and the couple had three children — John, Anne and Christopher. She died in February, 1951.
- He married Irene Reynolds Butler in 1958. She passed away in 1993.
- He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1987 for his philanthropic efforts.
External link
- John Templeton Foundation :: Sir John Templeton :: Biography (http://www.templeton.org/sir_john_templeton/index.asp)
Interview
- Interview with Sir John Templeton (http://chinese-school.netfirms.com/Sir-John-Templeton-interview.html) - with Eleanor Laise of SmartMoney on April 1, 2004.
- Vinvesting.com (http://vinvesting.com/) - Learn John templeton's investment ways.
- Sir John Templeton Interview (http://chinese-school.netfirms.com/abacus-Sir-John-Templeton-interview.html) - on stocks, currencies, China, and real estate, April 2005