Spencer Trask, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Spencer Trask

American philanthropist

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1844

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1909

Profession: financier

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Spencer Trask

  • Spencer Trask (September 18, 1844 – December 31, 1909) was an American financier, philanthropist, and venture capitalist.
  • Beginning in the 1870s, Trask began investing and supporting entrepreneurs, including Thomas Edison's invention of the electric light bulb and his electricity network.
  • In 1896 he reorganized The New York Times, becoming its majority shareholder and chairman. Along with his financial acumen, Trask was a generous philanthropist, a leading patron of the arts, a strong supporter of education, and a champion of humanitarian causes.
  • His gifts to his alma mater, Princeton University, set a lecture series in his name that still continues to this day.
  • He was also an initial trustee of the Teachers' College (now Teachers College, Columbia University) and St.
  • Stephen's College.

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