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George Soros

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)born 1930

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Teachers and mentors2

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Harold Laski
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Karl Popper

Education and career4

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until 1954
London School of Economics and Political Science
studied
undated
Open Society Foundations
worked
undated
Soros Fund Management
worked
undated
Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander
worked

At a glance

known as: investor, philosopher, writer, economist, financier, banker, entrepreneur, business magnate, philanthropist, activist, donor
awards: Adam Smith Award, 2012, Freedom Award, 2013, Order of the Three Stars, Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia, 2015, James Madison Award, 1997, Hungarian Order of Merit, 2004, Order of Liberty, 2015, Order of African Redemption, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1998, Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford, 1980, Fellow of the British Academy, Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Order of Manas, 3rd class, Pushkin Medal, 1999, Financial Times Person of the Year, 2018, honorary citizen of Budapest, 2002, Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Order of Stara Planina, Great Immigrants Award, 2006, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2025, Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, 1995
member of: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Wikipedia: in 104 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaGeorge Soros
stated by WikidataWikidataQ12908
stated by WikidataVIAF102383784
stated by WikidataGND119160382
stated by WikidataIdRef032152280
stated by WikidataISNI0000000114963527

papers

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stated by WikidataScopus6506388135

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@misc{academicancestry_Q12908,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{George Soros: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q12908},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). George Soros: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q12908