Julian Robertson later mentored and provided seed funding to many notable hedge fund managers, known as the Tiger cubs, including Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine Capital, Lee Ainslie of Maverick Capital, Bill Hwang, and Chase Coleman III.
12 Facts About Julian Robertson
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Julian Robertson claimed that his father was a descendant of Pocahontas.
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Julian Robertson graduated from Episcopal High School in 1951 and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1955.
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Julian Robertson then served as an officer in the US Navy, traveling the world aboard a munitions ship until 1957.
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Julian Robertson was an investor and developer in New Zealand and owned three lodges: Kauri Cliffs Lodge near Matauri Bay in Northland; Matakauri Lodge Queenstown; and The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, as well as several wineries.
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Julian Robertson supported the Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign, and Romney attended Julian Robertson's 80th birthday party in 2012.
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Julian Robertson contributed $100,000 to Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign.
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Julian Robertson owned residences on Central Park South in Manhattan, on Long Island in Nassau County, as well as in Sun Valley, the Hamptons, and in New Zealand.
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In 2020, Julian Robertson completed construction of three new homes, each approximately 4,000 square feet, for his family in New Zealand.
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Julian Robertson kept track of where he spent his time and won a legal case after he proved that he did not spend enough time in New York to be liable for income taxes in the state.
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Julian Robertson died at his home in Manhattan on August 23,2022, aged 90.
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Julian Robertson was appointed an Honorary Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and philanthropy, in the 2010 New Year Honours, and in 2017, he was one of nine people awarded a Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.