Soros, George

Soros, George
(1930- )
   Hungary. Philanthropist. A financier of Jewish-Hungarian origin who has donated money to many Romany causes.

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  • SOROS, GEORGE — (1931– ), financier and philanthropist. Born in Hungary, Soros spent a year as a child in hiding during the Holocaust. In 1947 after the communist takeover, he moved with his family to Britain. He studied at the London School of Economics,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Soros, George — born Aug. 12, 1930, Budapest, Hung. Hungarian U.S. financier. He left his native Hungary in 1944 and settled in London in 1947, where he studied and joined a merchant bank. He moved to New York City in 1956 and initially worked as an analyst of… …   Universalium

  • Soros, George — (1930– )    Hungarian American philanthropist and currency speculator. Listed by Forbes magazine as one of the 30 richest people in the world, George Soros runs Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Institute (OSI), which supports economic… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • Soros, George — (n. 12 ago. 1930, Budapest, Hungría). Financista húngaro estadounidense. Dejó su Hungría nativa en 1944 y se estableció en Londres en 1947, donde estudió e ingresó a un banco comercial. Se mudó a Nueva York en 1956 y al principio trabajó como… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • George Soros — George Soros, 2010 George Soros (gebürtig György Schwartz[1], * 12. August 1930 in Budapest) ist ein US amerikanischer Investor ungarischer Herkunft und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • George Soros — Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • George-Soros-Stiftung — George Sọros Stiftung   [dʒɔːdʒ ], 1979 in New York von dem in Ungarn geborenen (seit 1956 in den USA lebenden) amerikanischen Börsianer und Investmentbanker George (György) Soros (* 1930) gegründeter Fonds zur weltweiten Förderung von… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • George — George, David Lloyd George, Henry George, Pierre George, Stefan * * * (as used in expressions) Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4 conde de George William Russell Akerlof, George A. Alexander, Harold (Rupert Leofric George) Alexander, 1 conde… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Soros — Soros, George (1930 ) a rich Hungarian born businessman living in the US. He is an international financial businessman who is powerful enough to change the value of national currencies. He started the Soros Foundation, which gives money to help… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • George Lakoff — George Lakoff. George P. Lakoff, né le 24 mai 1941, est professeur de linguistique cognitive à l’Université de Californie (Berkeley), où il enseigne depuis 1972. Bien qu’une partie de ses recherches concerne des questions linguistiques… …   Wikipédia en Français

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