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Birth
in Nebraska -
First Investment
at age 11 -
University of Pennsylvania
at age 16 to study business -
Went to Columbia University
for business school -
Created Buffett Partnership Ltd
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Controlled Berkshire Hathaway
at age 35 -
Controls GEICO
$2.3 billion deal -
Gave fortune to charity
largest act of charitable giving in the US -
Created "The Giving Pledge Campaign" with Bill Gates
to recruit wealthy individuals to be philantropic -
Got prostate cancer
later in July he underwent radiation treatment -
Purchased H.J. Heinz
for $28 billion -
Launched Drive2Vote
encouraged Nebraskans to use their right to vote
