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MacArthur Foundation
ORGANIZATION
Founded in 1978, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is based in Chicago and currently has over $4B in assets. Approximately $200M is granted annually to "foster lasting improvement in the human condition".
Official Website:
http://www.macfound.org/
Location:
Chicago, IL
Founding Date:
1978
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| John Seely Brown |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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Director of Xerox PARC, 1990-2000 |
| Drew S. Days III |
Government |
1941 |
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US Solicitor General, 1993-96 |
| Robert E. Denham |
Attorney |
27-Aug-1945 |
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Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson |
| Jonathan F. Fanton |
Administrator |
1943 |
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President, MacArthur Foundation, 1999-2009 |
| Robert Gallucci |
Diplomat |
11-Feb-1946 |
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President, MacArthur Foundation |
| Murray Gell-Mann |
Physicist |
15-Sep-1929 |
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Quarks and strangeness |
| Jamie S. Gorelick |
Attorney |
6-May-1950 |
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9-11 Commission member |
| Mary Graham |
Author |
c. 1944 |
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Wife of Donald Graham |
| David J. Gross |
Physicist |
19-Feb-1941 |
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Deep structure of matter |
| Paul Harvey |
Radio Personality |
4-Sep-1918 |
28-Feb-2009 |
The Paul Harvey Show |
| Shirley Hufstedler |
Judge |
24-Aug-1925 |
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US Secretary of Education, 1979-81 |
| Edward H. Levi |
Government |
26-Jun-1911 |
7-Mar-2000 |
US Attorney General, 1975-77 |
| John D. MacArthur |
Philanthropist |
6-Mar-1897 |
6-Jan-1978 |
Philanthropist, MacArthur Foundation |
| Walter E. Massey |
Business |
5-Apr-1938 |
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Morehouse College president, physicist |
| William I. Miller |
Business |
c. 1956 |
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CEO of Irwin Financial |
| Mario J. Molina |
Chemist |
19-Mar-1943 |
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Ozone depletion |
| Elinor Ostrom |
Sociologist |
7-Aug-1933 |
12-Jun-2012 |
Common-pool resources |
| Jonas Salk |
Scientist |
28-Oct-1914 |
23-Jun-1995 |
Discoverer of the first polio vaccine |
| Gary Samore |
Government |
31-Mar-1953 |
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White House WMD Czar, 2009-13 |
| Marjorie Scardino |
Business |
25-Jan-1947 |
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CEO of Pearson, 1997-2012 |
| Adele Simmons |
Administrator |
21-Jun-1941 |
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President, MacArthur Foundation, 1989-99 |
| William E. Simon |
Government |
27-Nov-1927 |
3-Jun-2000 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1974-77 |
| Thomas C. Theobald |
Business |
5-May-1937 |
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CEO of Continental Bank, 1987-94 |
| Laura D. Tyson |
Economist |
28-Jun-1947 |
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Dean of London Business School |
| Byron Wien |
Business |
c. 1933 |
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Investment strategist, Blackstone |
| Frank Wilczek |
Physicist |
15-May-1951 |
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Deep structure of matter |
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