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 6
John Donald MacArthur 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
human
insurance magnate
philanthropist
burialPlace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
businessRegion United States of America
surface form: 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 D. MacArthur self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Donald 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
surface form: Pittston, Pennsylvania
placeOfDeath Palm Beach, Florida, United States
surface form: Palm Beach, Florida
positionHeld owner of Bankers Life and Casualty Company
relative Catherine T. MacArthur
religion Presbyterianism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: 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 D. MacArthur self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: John Donald MacArthur
Catherine T. MacArthur spouse John D. MacArthur
MacArthur hasNotableBearer John D. MacArthur
MacArthur spouse John D. MacArthur
subject surface form: Catherine T. MacArthur