1. Mortimer Benjamin Zuckerman was born on June 4,1937 and is a Canadian-American billionaire media proprietor, magazine editor, and investor.
26 Facts About Mortimer Zuckerman
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Mortimer Zuckerman is the co-founder, executive chairman and former CEO of Boston Properties, one of the largest real estate investment trusts in the US.
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Mortimer Zuckerman formerly owned the New York Daily News, The Atlantic, and Fast Company.
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Mortimer Zuckerman was born on June 4,1937, in Montreal, Canada, the son of Esther and Abraham Mortimer Zuckerman, who owned a tobacco and candy store.
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Mortimer Zuckerman's family is Jewish, and his grandfather was an Orthodox rabbi.
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Mortimer Zuckerman entered McGill University in Montreal at the age of 16.
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Mortimer Zuckerman graduated from McGill with a BA in 1957 and a BCL in 1961, although he never took the bar exam.
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That same year, Mortimer Zuckerman entered the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he earned an MBA degree with a distinction of honor.
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Mortimer Zuckerman has varied in his party affiliations over time, since the late 1970s.
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On July 12,2010, Mortimer Zuckerman said in an interview that he had helped to write one of President Barack Obama's political speeches.
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In 1996 Mortimer Zuckerman married Marla Prather, a curator of the National Gallery of Art.
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Mortimer Zuckerman owns houses in New York City, East Hampton, New York and Aspen, Colorado.
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Mortimer Zuckerman keeps a 166-foot Oceanco Yacht, the Lazy Z For transportation, he previously owned a Falcon 900 corporate jet but has recently purchased a Gulfstream G550.
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In May 2006, Mortimer Zuckerman pledged $100 million from his charitable trust towards Memorial Sloan Kettering's new cancer research facility.
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Mortimer Zuckerman's donation was the largest single commitment by an individual in Memorial Sloan Kettering's history.
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Between 2001 and 2003, Mortimer Zuckerman was the chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
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Nonetheless, Mortimer Zuckerman was eventually elected and served a full term.
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Mortimer Zuckerman said he was so proud, he pleaded guilty.
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George W Bush appointed Zuckerman to serve on the Honorary Delegation to accompany him to Jerusalem for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel in May 2008.
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Mortimer Zuckerman serves on the boards of trustees of several educational and private institutions such as New York University, the Aspen Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Hole in the Wall Gang Fund, and the Center for Communications.
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Mortimer Zuckerman is a member of the JPMorgan's National Advisory Board, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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Mortimer Zuckerman has received three honorary degrees, including one from Colby College.
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Mortimer Zuckerman was awarded Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France in 1994, a lifetime achievement award from Guild Hall and a gold medal from the American Institute of Architecture in New York.
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Mortimer Zuckerman has stated that all current charitable obligations will still be honored with no changes.
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Mortimer Zuckerman invested US$25 million with Merkin's Ascot Fund in 2006 through his Charitable Remainder Trust or CRT Investments Limited and personally invested US$15 million with Merkin's Gabriel Capital.
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Critics pointed to apparent inconsistencies in Mortimer Zuckerman's publicly stated positions on key issues.