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He was known for his philanthropic commitment to transforming public K–12 education to a charter school model, scientific and medical research, and the visual and performing arts.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 June 1933","date":"1933-06-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"The Bronx","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18426"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"30 April 2021","date":"2021-04-30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Cedars-Sinai Medical Center","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1052562"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"financier","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1979607"},{"text":"art collector","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10732476"},{"text":"real estate developer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17487600"},{"text":"philanthropist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12362622"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Michigan State University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270222"},{"text":"Central High School (Detroit)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5061175"},{"text":"Eli Broad College of Business","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5360184"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Edythe Broad","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72941844","page":"https://diginpl.com/people/edythe-broad"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"board member (2004–2009)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2824523","start":"2004-06-09","end":"2009"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Broad","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Eli Broad born?","a":"Eli Broad was born on 6 June 1933 in The Bronx."},{"q":"What positions has Eli Broad held?","a":"Positions held by Eli Broad include: board member (2004–2009)."},{"q":"Where did Eli Broad study?","a":"Eli Broad was educated at Michigan State University, Central High School (Detroit), Eli Broad College of Business."}],"related":[{"name":"Millard Fillmore","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/millard-fillmore"},{"name":"Alexander Graham Bell","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexander-graham-bell"},{"name":"Al Gore","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/al-gore"},{"name":"Jefferson Davis","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jefferson-davis"},{"name":"Larry Ellison","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/larry-ellison"},{"name":"Lakshmi Mittal","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/lakshmi-mittal"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/eli-broad-874f7d1c8c.jpg","width":500,"height":666,"license":"CC BY 2.0","credit":"Jeremiah Garcia","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eli_Broad_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Eli Broad","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Broad","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q1139602","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139602","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Eli Broad (cropped).jpg by Jeremiah Garcia (CC BY 2.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eli_Broad_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Eli Broad, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Eli Broad (cropped).jpg — Jeremiah Garcia, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Eli Broad\". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/eli-broad. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-30T06:22:56Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/eli-broad","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/eli-broad","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/eli-broad?lang=ne"}}