Templeton, Sir John Marks

Templeton, Sir John Marks
▪ 2009

      American-born British investor, mutual fund manager, and philanthropist

born Nov. 29, 1912, Winchester, Tenn.

died July 8, 2008, Nassau, Bahamas
was noted for his focus on global stock markets rather than shares in American companies and for his emphasis on shrewd contrarian investing, buying out-of-favour stocks at what he called “the point of maximum pessimism.” Templeton's success as an investor and mutual fund manager brought him fame and wealth, which he used to establish (1972) the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion (from 2003 the Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries About Spiritual Realities), to be awarded annually to a living person who demonstrated “extraordinary originality in advancing humankind's understanding of God and/or spirituality,” and later (1987) the John Templeton Foundation, which awarded some $70 million per year for research in the areas of science, religion, character development, and freedom. After working his way through Yale University (B.A., 1934), Templeton studied law at Balliol College, Oxford (M.A., 1936), on a Rhodes scholarship. He took a job on Wall Street in 1937, and two years later he borrowed $10,000 to buy stocks selling for less than $1 per share. After turning a profit on 100 of the 104 companies in which he invested, Templeton founded (1940) his own investment firm and then started (1954) Templeton Growth Fund, a global stock fund. He sold the Templeton fund group in 1992 to concentrate on the foundation, from which he stepped down as chairman in 2006. He also served for 42 years (12 as chairman) on the board of the Princeton Theological Seminary, retiring in 1994. Templeton, who took British citizenship in 1968, was knighted in 1987.

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