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25 de abr. de 1990 · Walter H. Annenberg, publisher, philanthropist, former Ambassador to Britain and high-rolling art acquisitor, doesn't really mind that the J. Paul Getty Museum bagged van Gogh's ''Irises'' in a ...
Born in Wisconsin on March 13, 1908, Walter Annenberg was a successful publisher, editor, and broadcaster who owned a variety of companies. He founded Seventeen and TV Guide, and sold his company, Triangle Publications‚ located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania‚ for the largest amount, at that time, ever received for a publishing company.He was a renowned philanthropist, said to have given ...
Annenberg Challenge: In 1993, the largest gift to public education was made by Ambassador Walter Annenberg, a $500 million grant named the Annenberg Challenge. The grant was designed to unite the resources throughout the United States and ideas of those committed to increasing the effectiveness of public schooling.
1 de oct. de 2002 · Walter Annenberg Walter Annenberg, a philanthropist, former ambassador to Britain and publishing magnate, died today at his home outside Philadelphia. He was 94 years old.
Walter Hubert Annenberg (13 de marzo de 1908 - 1 de octubre de 2002) fue un empresario, inversor, filántropo y diplomático estadounidense. Annenberg poseía y operaba Triangle Publications, que incluía la propiedad de The Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide, Daily Racing Form y Seventeen revista. Fue designado por el presidente Richard Nixon como embajador de los Estados Unidos en el Reino ...
Walter and Leonore Annenberg were extraordinary philanthropists, designating more than $3 billion in grants and gifts to major research universities, hospitals, medical centers, public schools, and cultural and civic organizations. During the Nixon administration, Mr. Annenberg served from 1969 to 1974 as Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, Great Britain. Leonore, a graduate of […]
23 de may. de 1989 · Walter Hubert Annenberg, former ambassador to the Court of St. James's, former publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, philanthropist, collector, bird-watcher and gardener, and holder of the Medal ...
