Peter Munk

<p>Peter Munk <a href="/facts/Order_of_Canada/whrUUAHI">CC</a> (November 8, 1927 – March 28, 2018) was a Hungarian-Canadian businessman, investor, founder and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of a number of high-profile business ventures, including the hi-fi electronics company <a href="/facts/Clairtone/krWjFQ42">Clairtone</a>, real estate company <a href="/facts/Trizec_Properties/WXtw1d6M">Trizec Properties</a>, and <a href="/facts/Barrick_Gold/xNYWqL6N">Barrick Gold</a>, formerly the world's largest gold-mining corporation.
</p><p>Munk is known for his philanthropy, as a donor to <a href="/facts/Munk_School_of_Global_Affairs/UUSwyb37">Munk School of Global Affairs</a> at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Toronto/FpGjQNm9">University of Toronto</a> and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at the <a href="/facts/Toronto_General_Hospital/pQXJLbJK">Toronto General Hospital</a>. He is also well known for supporting the <a href="/facts/Munk_Debates/B3R1u02T">Munk Debates</a>.
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Peter Munk