| LC control no. | nb 97094094 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Munk, Peter, 1927-2018 |
| Variant(s) | Munk, Peter, 1927 November 8- Munk, Peter, 1927 Nov. 8- |
| See also | Founded corporate body of person: Clairtone Sound Corporation Founded corporate body of person: American Barrick Resources Corporation Founded corporate body of person: Barrick Power Gold Corporation Founded corporate body of person: Barrick Gold Corporation |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Located | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Birth date | 1927-11-08 |
| Death date | 2018-03-28 |
| Place of birth | Budapest (Hungary) |
| Place of death | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Affiliation | University of Toronto Clairtone Sound Corporation Barrick Resources Corporation American Barrick Resources Corporation Barrick Power Gold Corporation Barrick Gold Corporation Order of Canada |
| Profession or occupation | Executives |
| Found in | Peter Munk, 1996: t.p. (Peter Munk) verso, Can. CIP (hdg.: Munk, Peter, 1927-) jkt. (Canadian entrepreneur, founder of Barrick Gold) The globe and mail, 28 March 2018, online, viewed 12 September 2018 (Barrick Gold Corp.'s founder, Peter Munk, a man of lofty global ambitions who established himself as one of Canada's great entrepreneurs, died Wednesday [March 28]; born in Budapest in 1927, fled Hungary with his family in 1944 when Nazi Germany invaded, moved to Toronto in 1948; graduated from the University of Toronto; co-founded Clairtone Sound Corp. and founded Barrick in 1983) Wikipedia, viewed 12 September 2018: Peter Munk (businessman, investor, and philanthropist; born November 8, 1927, Budapest; involved in a number of high-profile business ventures, including furniture and electronics company Clairtone, real estate company Trizec Properties, and Barrick Gold; The Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at the Toronto General Hospital, and the semi-annual Munk Debates are named for him; died March 28, 2018, Toronto) Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, 12 September 2018 (Peter Munk, C.C., B.A.Sc., LL.D., P.Eng.; Toronto, Ontario; Companion of the Order of Canada, awarded on October 23, 2008, invested on June 18, 2010 (Peter Munk is one of Canada's great entrepreneurs who is equally renowned for his philanthropic work in Canada and abroad. A vocal advocate for Canadian ownership and entrepreneurship, he has developed Barrick Gold Corporation into the world's largest gold mining company. His philanthropic contributions have helped build one of the most advanced cardiac and cardiovascular medical centres in the world, at the University Health Network, in Toronto. He has also helped create world-class research institutes at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, and Technion Israel Institute for Technology. In addition to his personal philanthropy, he created foundations to support organizations and research in the areas of health, education, public policy and the arts. This is a promotion within the Order.); Officer of the Order of Canada, awarded on October 21, 1992, invested on April 21, 1993 (Founder of a leading North American gold producing company, this successful entrepreneur is committed to improving the standard of living for others. This has led him to establish a scholarship program for the children of employees and to contribute to the economic development and democratization of Hungary and East Germany. He is also a generous philanthropist who has quietly supported many educational, medical and artistic institutions.); deceased) Amicus database, 12 September 2018 (authorized access point (1002E0255): Munk, Peter, 1927- ) |
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