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Christopher Ondaatje

Businessman, philanthropist, adventurer, writer

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born
1933
died
2026
age at death
93
known for
writer, businessperson, bobsledder

1933 – 2026

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who christopher ondaatje is

Sir Philip Christopher Ondaatje was a Sri Lankan-born businessman, publisher, philanthropist, adventurer, writer, and Olympic bobsledder who represented Canada. After emigrating to Canada in 1956, he became a successful stockbroker, co-founded the investment firm Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon, and founded Pagurian Press, which he later sold to the Bronfman family. He also competed for Canada in the four-man bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where his team finished 14th.

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