Mortimer Sackler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mortimer Sackler

American psychiatrist, businessman and philanthropist

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1916

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 24-Mar-2010

Profession: businessperson, psychiatrist

Nationality: United States, Austria

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Mortimer David Sackler (December 7, 1916 – March 24, 2010) was an American-born British psychiatrist and entrepreneur who was a co-owner, with his brother Raymond, of Purdue Pharma.
During his lifetime, Sackler was best known for his lavish philanthropy which included donations to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Gallery, the Royal College of Art, the Louvre and Berlin's Jewish Museum, but after his death his company became embroiled in a major scandal about the aggressive marketing of highly addictive opioids.