Guide Note
July 8, 2008: John Templeton died of pneumonia in the Bahamas at the age of 95. He is survived by two sons, one stepdaughter, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Templeton was a philanthropist, investor and mutual fund manager.1
Fast Facts
- Born: 1913
- Birthplace: Tennessee
- Died: July 8, 2008
- Cause of death: Pneumonia
- Alma mater: Yale University
- 1937: Began his career on Wall Street
- 1954: Established the Templeton Growth Fund
- Templeton Growth Fund average annual return from 1954-1992: 14.5%1
- 1987: Established The Templeton Foundation in order to promote "projects to apply scientific methodology to the study of religious subjects,"1
- 1987: Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
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