Mortimer Sackler
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Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler was an American psychiatrist, entrepreneur and philanthropist....
and Raymond Sackler
Raymond Sackler
Dr Raymond R. Sackler is an American physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist. With his brothers Arthur M. Sackler and Mortimer Sackler he founded the pharmaceutical company LTR Pharmaceutical which later took control of Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin.He received his bachelor of science...
he used his fortune from the pharmaceutical industry to become a prominent philanthropist.
The son an immigrant Brooklyn grocer, he was educated at Erasmus Hall High School
Erasmus Hall High School
Erasmus Hall Campus High School is a four-year public high school in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, United States operated by the New York City Department of Education....
, Brooklyn, and studied medicine at Anderson College of Medicine in Glasgow and Middlesex School of Medicine
Middlesex University (Massachusetts)
Middlesex University, known primarily for its medical and veterinary schools, operated from 1914 until 1947, first in Cambridge, Massachusetts, later in Waltham, Massachusetts....
in Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,...
. After specializing in psychiatry, he joined with his brothers in acquiring small pharmaceutical companies and reviving their business. From 1952 they turned Purdue Pharma
Purdue Pharma
Purdue Pharma L.P., is a privately held pharmaceutical company founded by physicians and now located in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. In its early years, Purdue was known for its antiseptic product, Betadine Solution, and its Senokot laxatives...
into a large privately owned business with products including OxyContin.
Using his fortune from pharmaceuticals he became a generous donor to charitable causes across the world.
In the UK Sackler's donations include:
- Sackler LibrarySackler LibraryThe Sackler Library holds a large portion of the classical, art historical, and archaeological works belonging to the University of Oxford, England.- History :...
at the University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096... - Sackler Laboratories at Reading University; the
- Sackler Musculoskeletal Research Centre, University College LondonUniversity College LondonUniversity College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology at King's College London School of Medicine and DentistryKing's College London School of Medicine and DentistryKing's College London School of Medicine is the medical school of King's College London, and one of the United Hospitals...
- Sackler Crossing – a walkway over the lake at the Royal Botanic Gardens, KewRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewThe Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to as Kew Gardens, is 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. "The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" and the brand name "Kew" are also used as umbrella terms for the institution that runs...
- The forthcoming Sackler Serpentine Gallery, announced in November 2010
Jointly with his brothers he endowed the Sackler Faculty of Medicine
Sackler Faculty of Medicine
Sackler Faculty of Medicine is a medical school which is part of Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel.It was named after Arthur, Mortimer and Raymond Sackler, U.S. physicians who made substantial donations to the school...
at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
The Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences is one of the eight schools that comprise Tufts University. It is located on the university's health sciences campus in the Chinatown district of Boston, Massachusetts.-Organization and Degree Programs:...
at Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
.
In 1995, Sackler was given an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his services to education.
His interest in philanthropy is continued after his death through the Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation which he set up jointly with his British third wife Theresa Sackler née Rowling.
Its donations include the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at Sussex University.