Key facts
- Born
- Charles Francis Feeney , ( 1931-04-23 ) April 23, 1931, Elizabeth, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09) (aged 92), San Francisco , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Glasnevin Cemetery , Dublin , Ireland
- Citizenship
- United States
- Alma mater
- Cornell University
- Occupations
- Founder of Duty Free Shoppers Group Founder of Atlantic Philanthropies
- Spouses
- Danielle J. Feeney ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1991 ) Helga Feeney ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Elizabeth
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- merchant
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- entrepreneurship
- Number of children
- 5
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- date of birth
- 1931-04-23
- date of death
- 2023-10-09
- name in native language
- Chuck Feeney
- birth name
- Charles Francis Feeney
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Francis Feeney (April 23, 1931 – October 9, 2023) was an Irish-American businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune as a co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Group, the travel retailer of luxury products based in Hong Kong. He was the founder of the Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private charitable foundations in the world. Feeney gave away his fortune in secret for many years, choosing to be anonymous, and donating more than $8 billion in his lifetime.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chuck Feeney” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.