Hansjörg Wyss
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Hansjörg Wyss is a Swiss billionaire businessman and philanthropist best known for founding the medical device company Synthes and for his extensive donations to environmental conservation and scientific research.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
billionaire
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businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| businessActivity | orthopedic implants ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| donatedTo |
Harvard University
NERFINISHED
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Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ environmental organizations in the United States ⓘ land conservation projects in the American West ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Business School
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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wyss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
business
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environmental conservation ⓘ medical technology ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| founded |
Synthes
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Wyss Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Hansjörg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree |
MBA
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engineering degree ⓘ |
| hasNetWorth | multi-billionaire ⓘ |
| industry | medical devices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
environmental philanthropy
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founding Synthes ⓘ supporting scientific research ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| name | Hansjörg Wyss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| notableDonation |
large contributions to conservation in the American West
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major gifts to create the Wyss Institute at Harvard ⓘ |
| notablePhilanthropicFocus |
biomedical research
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climate change mitigation ⓘ land conservation ⓘ university research ⓘ wilderness protection ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Synthes into a leading medical device company ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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entrepreneur ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicProgram | Wyss Campaign for Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bern, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldCompany | Synthes to Johnson & Johnson ⓘ |
| supportsGoal | protecting 30 percent of the planet by 2030 ⓘ |
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