A philanthropist is someone who devotes his or her time, money, or effort towards helping others. The label is most often applied to someone who gives large amounts to charity. ''See also philanthropy.'' A philanthropist does not always find universal approval for his or her deeds. Common accusations include supporting the iniquitous cause (such as funding art instead of fighting world hunger) or having selfish motivation at heart (such as avoiding taxes with personal fame as side product). ==Notable philanthropists== * Crown Prince Abdullah * Paul Allen * Bill Gates * Walter Annenberg * Thomas John Barnardo * Samuel Augustus Barnett * Avie Bennett * Rt Hon Charles Booth * George Cadbury * Andrew Carnegie * Richard Churcher * Arthur Coles * Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury * Bill Cosby * Anthony J. Drexel * Henry Duncan * Harry Fischel * Henry Ford * Benjamin Franklin * Elizabeth Fry * John 'Mad Jack' Fuller * Calouste Gulbenkian * Edward Harkness * Johns Hopkins * J. C. Jacobsen * Fred Kavli * Steve Kirsch * Sebastian S. Kresge * Joan Kroc * Eugene Lang * Alfred Lee Loomis * John D. MacArthur * Sir Robert Mayer * Sir John Morden * Genesio Morlacci * Charles Stewart Mott * Michael Nesmith * Robert Raikes * William Marsh Rice * John D. Rockefeller * John D. Rockefeller Jr. * Henry H. Rogers * Julius Rosenwald * Joseph Rowntree * Saladin * Sir Run Run Shaw * Li Ka Shing * George Soros * Richard Stallman * Mother Teresa * Ted Turner * Cornelius Vanderbilt * Joseph Whitworth * William Wilberforce * Oprah Winfrey * Clara Winthrop * Sir Alfred Yarrow ==See also== *:Category:Philanthropists Philanthropists
I object to the listing of Bill Gates as a philanthopist. It may be that he has donated money to AIDS- research and -aid in India amongst other things, but all in all his philanthropic gestures are likely to be nothing more that bargaining chips to gain further foothold for his company's products in certain areas, such as operating system software on the Indian markets. Furthermore, it should be taken into account that his enormous wealth, which is of course the basis of his good deeds, have largely been earned on an illegal basis, such as the illegal OS pre-bundling agreements in the 80's and 90's, and abuse of Microsoft's monopoly power to gain market share, such as in the office software market. However, despite my protest, I have chosen not to edit the page. - DJsupreme23 :DJ, first of all, you do make a good point. I would point out, though, that the page explains that philanthropists are often seen by some as doing these deeds for personal gain. I admit to sharing your suspicion of Mr. Gates in many respects, but I think it is fair to note that he's given a lot of money to various organizations. As to his having earned things illegally, well, he hasn't been convicted on such accounts: until he has, we can't really disqualify him here because we suspect he acted illegally. :) It is something worth considering though--if you brought some kind of evidence here that showed he donates a remarkably small percentage of his personal wealth (compared to other philanthropists), that might disqualify him. Something to consider. User:Jwrosenzweig 00:31, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC) ::Well, as of right now the EU has found Microsoft guilty of being a monopoly. This is being appealed of course. - User:198.169.112.254 18:45, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC) == Would you call Nelson Mandela a philanthropist == I had always associated that word with rich people who are trying to do some public relation and avoid taxes until reading this article. What changed my view is listing RMS on that list. And from the description, it is true one is left with a feeling he is a philanthropist. This triggered a thought, Nelson Mandela can easily and nicely fit in that list. Others i can think of from the top of my head is the standard oil crook, Soros, Walton (The Walmart guy) though i think this had more to do with fear of communist affecting his business, the U2 guy, what the heck is his name, Bono or something (Kind of looks like he really want to help Africa out of poverty) and a ...i have run out of it
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A philanthropist is someone who devotes his or her time, money, or effort towards helping others. The label is most often applied to someone who gives large amounts to charity. ''See also philanthropy.'' A philanthropist does not always find universal approval for his or her deeds. Common accusations include supporting the iniquitous cause (such as funding art instead of fighting world hunger) or having selfish motivation at heart (such as avoiding taxes with personal fame as side product). ==Notable philanthropists== * Crown Prince Abdullah * Paul Allen * Bill Gates * Walter Annenberg * Thomas John Barnardo * Samuel Augustus Barnett * Avie Bennett * Rt Hon Charles Booth * George Cadbury * Andrew Carnegie * Richard Churcher * Arthur Coles * Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury * Bill Cosby * Anthony J. Drexel * Henry Duncan * Harry Fischel * Henry Ford * Benjamin Franklin * Elizabeth Fry * John 'Mad Jack' Fuller * Calouste Gulbenkian * Edward Harkness * Johns Hopkins * J. C. Jacobsen * Fred Kavli * Steve Kirsch * Sebastian S. Kresge * Joan Kroc * Eugene Lang * Alfred Lee Loomis * John D. MacArthur * Sir Robert Mayer * Sir John Morden * Genesio Morlacci * Charles Stewart Mott * Michael Nesmith * Robert Raikes * William Marsh Rice * John D. Rockefeller * John D. Rockefeller Jr. * Henry H. Rogers * Julius Rosenwald * Joseph Rowntree * Saladin * Sir Run Run Shaw * Li Ka Shing * George Soros * Richard Stallman * Mother Teresa * Ted Turner * Cornelius Vanderbilt * Joseph Whitworth * William Wilberforce * Oprah Winfrey * Clara Winthrop * Sir Alfred Yarrow ==See also== *:Category:Philanthropists Philanthropists
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I object to the listing of Bill Gates as a philanthopist. It may be that he has donated money to AIDS- research and -aid in India amongst other things, but all in all his philanthropic gestures are likely to be nothing more that bargaining chips to gain further foothold for his company's products in certain areas, such as operating system software on the Indian markets. Furthermore, it should be taken into account that his enormous wealth, which is of course the basis of his good deeds, have largely been earned on an illegal basis, such as the illegal OS pre-bundling agreements in the 80's and 90's, and abuse of Microsoft's monopoly power to gain market share, such as in the office software market. However, despite my protest, I have chosen not to edit the page. - DJsupreme23 :DJ, first of all, you do make a good point. I would point out, though, that the page explains that philanthropists are often seen by some as doing these deeds for personal gain. I admit to sharing your suspicion of Mr. Gates in many respects, but I think it is fair to note that he's given a lot of money to various organizations. As to his having earned things illegally, well, he hasn't been convicted on such accounts: until he has, we can't really disqualify him here because we suspect he acted illegally. :) It is something worth considering though--if you brought some kind of evidence here that showed he donates a remarkably small percentage of his personal wealth (compared to other philanthropists), that might disqualify him. Something to consider. User:Jwrosenzweig 00:31, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC) ::Well, as of right now the EU has found Microsoft guilty of being a monopoly. This is being appealed of course. - User:198.169.112.254 18:45, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC) == Would you call Nelson Mandela a philanthropist == I had always associated that word with rich people who are trying to do some public relation and avoid taxes until reading this article. What changed my view is listing RMS on that list. And from the description, it is true one is left with a feeling he is a philanthropist. This triggered a thought, Nelson Mandela can easily and nicely fit in that list. Others i can think of from the top of my head is the standard oil crook, Soros, Walton (The Walmart guy) though i think this had more to do with fear of communist affecting his business, the U2 guy, what the heck is his name, Bono or something (Kind of looks like he really want to help Africa out of poverty) and a ...i have run out of it
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