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But the type of which, after all, he is only one, and certainly the least important, of the representatives, seems to me to be really dominating our lives; and just as the philanthropist is the nuisance of the ethical sphere, so the nuisance of the intellectual sphere is the man who is so occupied in trying to educate others, that he has never had any time to educate himself.

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One who is actuated by a philanthropic spirit; one who loves mankind, or wishes well to his fellow-men and endeavors to benefit them by active works of benevolence or beneficence; one who from philanthropic motives endeavors to do good to his fellows. We all know the wag's definition of a philanthropist —a man whose charity increases directly as the square of the distance. George Eliot, Middlemarch, xxxviii.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A prominent Nebraska philanthropist is expected in court on charges he didn't pay back nearly $15 million in loans from two casinos in Las Vegas in 2007. — Home - My News 4
After the tragic death of his only child, Teddy has an awakening and becomes the world's first vigilante philanthropist -- a renegade billionaire who uses his wealth and connections to help people in need.
He is even better known as a philanthropist who champions the cause of Islamic architecture worldwide.
CEO of Oracle Corporation, philanthropist, antiaging crusader, fourth richest man in America, 64 · Redwood City, California — Esquire.com Article Feed
The billionaire has been very successful as an author, philanthropist, and as a force in liberal politics. — SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page