Paul Allen

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Paul Allen was an American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Microsoft alongside Bill Gates.


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instanceOf businessperson
co-founder of Microsoft
computer programmer
entrepreneur
human
investor
philanthropist
causeOfDeath non-Hodgkin lymphoma
coFounded Microsoft
coFoundedWith Bill Gates
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1953-01-21
dateOfDeath 2018-10-15
diagnosedWith Hodgkin lymphoma
educatedAt Lakeside School
Washington State University
employer Microsoft
Vulcan Inc.
familyName Allen
fieldOfWork philanthropy
software industry
venture capital
founded Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Allen Institute for Brain Science
Allen Institute for Cell Science
Vulcan Inc.
fullName Paul Gardner Allen
genreOfPhilanthropy arts and culture support
education funding
science research funding
givenName Paul
knownFor co-founding Microsoft
large-scale philanthropy
technology investments
leftOrganization Microsoft
memberOf Microsoft board of directors
netWorth over 20 billion USD
occupation computer programmer
entrepreneur
investor
philanthropist
owned Portland Trail Blazers
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Sounders FC minority stake
placeOfBirth Seattle, Washington, United States
placeOfDeath Seattle, Washington, United States
positionHeld Microsoft board member
publicationDateOfWork 2011
reasonForLeaving health issues
residence Seattle, Washington, United States
wrote Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft

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Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Allen Institute for Brain Science
Allen Institute for Cell Science ("Paul G. Allen")
Experience Music Project
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Vulcan Inc.
foundedBy
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Allen Institute for Brain Science
Allen Telescope Array ("Paul G. Allen")
Allen Telescope Array ("Paul G. Allen")
Estate of Paul Allen
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
namedAfter
Microsoft
Museum of Pop Culture
founder
Allen Telescope Array ("Paul G. Allen")
Allen Telescope Array ("Paul G. Allen")
fundedBy
Lakeside School
Mercer Island High School
hasAlumnus
Cinerama (Seattle theater)
associatedWith
Scaled Composites
collaboratedWith
Allen family ("Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen")
connectedTo
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
continuesLegacyOf
Octopus (yacht)
formerOwner
Vulcan Inc. ("Paul Allen is co-founder of Microsoft")
foundedByNotableFactAboutFounder
Paul Allen ("Paul Gardner Allen")
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Estate of Paul Allen
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Allen family
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Estate of Paul Allen
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Vulcan Inc.
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Mercer Island High School
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Allen family
notableMember
Cinerama (Seattle theater)
patron
Stratolaunch carrier aircraft
projectFounder
Jody Allen
relative
Cinerama (Seattle theater)
renovatedBy
Jody Allen
sibling
SpaceShipOne
sponsor

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