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Charles Francis Feeney (April 23, 1931 – October 9, 2023) was an American businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune as a co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Group, the travel retailer of luxury products based in Hong Kong. He was the founder of the Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private charitable foundations in the world.
Oct 9, 2023 · The man behind the Duty Free Shoppers retail giant who vowed to die with just $2 million to his name died Monday, his foundation announced, after giving away more than $8 billion to educational ...
Oct 9, 2023 · Charles “Chuck” Feeney, a retail entrepreneur and investor who amassed a multibillion-dollar fortune and then gave it all away, has died. He was 92.
Oct 11, 2023 · The American businessman, who died in 2023, achieved that goal three years earlier at the age of 89, donating almost $9bn (£7bn) worldwide. And through his private foundation the Atlantic ...
Oct 9, 2023 · Charles F. Feeney, a pioneer of duty-free shops and a shrewd investor in technology start-ups who gave away nearly all of his $8 billion fortune to charity, much of it as quietly as he had made...
Oct 9, 2023 · Charles “Chuck” Feeney, who cofounded retailer Duty Free Shoppers, became a billionaire and donated much of his fortune anonymously—leading Forbes to dub him the James Bond of philanthropy ...
Oct 9, 2023 · Feeney, who gave nearly $1 billion to Cornell through his foundation, was a visionary philanthropist and a Cornellian who traced his commitment to 'giving while living' to the university's principles. He died on Oct. 9 in San Francisco, leaving a lasting legacy of global impact and inspiration.
