John D. MacArthur

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John D. MacArthur was an American insurance magnate and philanthropist whose fortune funded the creation of the influential John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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John D. MacArthur canonical 12
John Donald MacArthur 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson ⓘ
human ⓘ
insurance magnate ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
burialPlace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
businessRegion United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
coFounderOf John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1897-03-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1978-01-06 ⓘ
developed communities in Palm Beach County, Florida ⓘ
employer Bankers Life and Casualty Company ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scottish American ⓘ
familyName MacArthur ⓘ
fieldOfWork insurance ⓘ
real estate investment ⓘ
fullName John Donald MacArthur ⓘ
linked to: John D. MacArthur
givenName John ⓘ
hasHonor MacArthur Foundation named in his honor ⓘ
influenced creation of the MacArthur Fellows Program ⓘ
knownFor frugal personal lifestyle despite great wealth ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
legacy major American philanthropic foundation ⓘ
namesakeOf John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ⓘ
netWorthAtDeath approximately 1 billion US dollars ⓘ
notableFor building a large fortune in the insurance industry ⓘ
posthumous funding of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ⓘ
occupation businessperson ⓘ
insurance executive ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
owned extensive real estate holdings in Florida ⓘ
philanthropicFocus arts and culture ⓘ
education ⓘ
public policy ⓘ
science and research ⓘ
philanthropicMethod posthumous bequest through his estate ⓘ
placeOfBirth Pittston, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pittston
placeOfDeath Palm Beach, Florida ⓘ
positionHeld owner of Bankers Life and Casualty Company ⓘ
relative Catherine T. MacArthur ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
Palm Beach County, Florida ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Catherine T. MacArthur ⓘ

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MacArthur Fellowship → namedAfter → John D. MacArthur ⓘ
John D. MacArthur → fullName → John Donald MacArthur ⓘ
linked to: John D. MacArthur
Catherine T. MacArthur → spouse → John D. MacArthur ⓘ
MacArthur → hasNotableBearer → John D. MacArthur ⓘ
Catherine T. MacArthur → spouse → John D. MacArthur ⓘ
subject linked to: MacArthur
John D. MacArthur → name → John D. MacArthur ⓘ
subject linked to: John
MacArthur Foundation → namedAfter → John D. MacArthur ⓘ
subject linked to: John
MacArthur Foundation → hasFounder → John D. MacArthur ⓘ
subject linked to: John
Bankers Life and Casualty Company → foundedBy → John D. MacArthur ⓘ