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Christopher Ondaatje
Businessman, philanthropist, adventurer, writer
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dead
- born
- 1933
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 93
- known for
- writer, businessperson, bobsledder
1933 β 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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