The Chronicle of Philanthropy

McGill U. Receives $43-Million

McGill University, in Montreal, has received its largest-ever donation from a single individual, $43-million from alumnus Richard H. Tomlinson.

The donation was $64-million in Canadian dollars.

Mr. Tomlinson, 76, an emeritus chemistry professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, earned the bulk of his fortune through investments in the Gennum Corporation,...

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