Eli Broad
Eli Broad (/broʊd/ BROHD;[1] June 6, 1933 – April 30, 2021) was an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. In June 2019, Forbes ranked Broad as the 233rd-wealthiest person in the world[2] and the 78th-wealthiest person in the United States. He had a net worth of $6.7 billion.[3]
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.jpg) Broad in 2008 | |
| Born | June 6, 1933 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 2021 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Monuments | The Broad |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Edythe Lawson (m. 1954) |
| Children | 2 |
Broad was known for his philanthropic work to public K–12 education, scientific and medical research and the visual and performing arts.[4]
Eli Broad died on April 30, 2021, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, after a long illness, less than two months before his 88th birthday.[1]
Eli Broad Media
The Eli and Edythe Broad Plaza in front of the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters
The Broad Museum under construction, 2015
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum of Michigan State University at 547 East Circle Drive, East Lansing, Michigan.
UCLA's Broad Art Center, by Richard Meier houses the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture
Edythe and Eli Broad at a gala hosted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2008
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eli Broad, Billionaire Entrepreneur Who Reshaped Los Angeles, Dies at 87" (in en). The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-04-30. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/eli-broad-billionaire-entrepreneur-dies. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ↑ "Eli Broad". Forbes. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Forbes 400 2018". Forbes. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Eli and Edythe Broad". The Broad. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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