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Charles Clore

British businessman (1904–1979)

Sir Charles Clore (26 December 1904 – 26 July 1979) was a British financier, retail and property magnate, and philanthropist.2

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Born Dec 26, 1904, died Jul 26, 1979.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: businessperson, art collector, patron of the arts, entrepreneur.5

Personal life

  • BornDec 26, 1904, London6
  • DiedJul 26, 1979, Westminster7
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom8

Philanthropy

In 1964, he created the Clore Foundation, a philanthropic trust providing support in Israel and the United Kingdom for hospitals, universities and cultural organisations. In 1967, he provided the Charles Clore Pavilion for Mammals at London Zoo. In 1976, he provided the lion terraces there too. After his death, his daughter Vivian became the chair of the foundation and, in 2000, she merged her foundation with the Clore Foundation to create the Clore Duffield Foundation, which is a donor to arts and Jewish community projects in Britain and abroad. The first major project after Charles' death was the creation of the Clore Gallery at Tate Britain in London, which houses the world's largest collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner, and was built in 1980–87 with £6 million from Clore and his daughter and £1.8 million from the British government.

From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Clore (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

  • Date not recordedKnight Bachelor9

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