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The Templeton Prize Canyon Institute for Advanced Studies 3217 East Shea Blvd, Suite 622 Phoenix, Arizona 85028 USA 602.252.4233 tel. 602.391.2683 fax info@templetonprize.org |
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 Sir John Templeton graduated from Yale University and was a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford University. He is universally regarded as a pioneer in the development of value-based, globally diversified mutual funds and was founder of the highly successful Templeton Growth Fund and Templeton World Fund. Born in rural Winchester, Tennessee, John Templeton once dreamed of a career in full-time religious service. His first major philanthropic endeavor was the establishment of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1972. John Templeton was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1987 for his philanthropic efforts, including his endowment of Templeton College, Oxford. After selling the Templeton Group of mutual funds in 1992, Sir John focused his talents on pioneering new ways to create value and stimulate progress through philanthropy. He has written or edited more than a dozen books, including Possibilities for Over One Hundredfold More Spiritual Information and The Humble Approach in Theology and Science. In 2001, Sir John moved the administration of the Templeton Prize from his office in the Bahamas to the Pennsylvania offices of the John Templeton Foundation, where he served as Trustee and Chairman through 2006. Sir John stepped down as Chairman at the end of 2006 and now advises the Foundation in an emeritus role. Learn more about Sir John Templeton at the John Templeton Foundation website. |
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