John Templeton, Jr
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John Marks Templeton, Jr. (born February 19, 1940 in New York City
) is the elder son of the stock investor, businessman and philanthropist John Templeton
and serves as the Chairman and President of the John Templeton Foundation
.
Templeton graduated from Yale University
, where he was a member of Elihu
senior society, as was his father. He later earned a medical degree at Harvard Medical School
, and then served as a physician in the U.S. Navy. In 1977, he went to work at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
as a pediatric surgeon and trauma program director. He retired in 1995 to become head of the John Templeton Foundation
.
Templeton is an evangelical Christian.
In 2010, Politics Magazine named him one of the most influential Republicans in Pennsylvania.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
) is the elder son of the stock investor, businessman and philanthropist John Templeton
John Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton was an American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist.-Biography:...
and serves as the Chairman and President of the John Templeton Foundation
John Templeton Foundation
"The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organizationthat funds inter-disciplinary research about human purpose and ultimate reality. It is usually referred to simply as the Templeton Foundation...
.
Templeton graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, where he was a member of Elihu
Elihu (secret society)
Elihu, founded in 1903, is the sixth oldest secret society at Yale University, New Haven, CT. While similar to Skull and Bones, Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head societies in charter and function, Elihu favors privacy over overt secrecy...
senior society, as was his father. He later earned a medical degree at Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
, and then served as a physician in the U.S. Navy. In 1977, he went to work at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. CHOP has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Parents Magazine in recent years. As of 2008, it was ranked #1 in the nation for...
as a pediatric surgeon and trauma program director. He retired in 1995 to become head of the John Templeton Foundation
John Templeton Foundation
"The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organizationthat funds inter-disciplinary research about human purpose and ultimate reality. It is usually referred to simply as the Templeton Foundation...
.
Templeton is an evangelical Christian.
In 2010, Politics Magazine named him one of the most influential Republicans in Pennsylvania.
External links
- http://www.templeton.org/about_us/who_we_are/leadership_team/john_templeton_jr/
- http://www.templetonpress.org/authors_detail.asp?author_id=57
- http://www.nndb.com/people/457/000162968/
- http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1303282&view=received&page=*