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Sam Zell

American billionaire investor (1941–2023)
Person Human Q363124

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
September 27, 1941
Date of death
May 18, 2023
Place of birth
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[9]
Occupation
publisher, businessperson, entrepreneur, financier
Educated at
University of Michigan, University of Michigan Law School[10][11]
Official website
egizell.com[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Birth name
שמואל זילונקה[17]
Family name
Zell[13]
Given name
Sam[14]
Name in native language
Sam Zell[18]
Net worth
+5.300000000[20]
Number of children
+3[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Samuel Zell en Sam Zell en Shmuel Zielonka ar سام زيل de Schmuel Zielonka fa ساموئل زل fa سام زل he סם זל ja サム・ゼル zh 山姆·泽尔 zh 山姆·賽爾 zh 萨姆·泽尔
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000071258851
VIAF cluster ID
100696331
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2009061827
GND ID
1156613221
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Zell face (cropped).jpg ↗
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ZellSam1941-
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Sam-Zell
FAST ID
1930359
Freebase ID
/m/05txkx
Jewish Virtual Library ID
sam-zell
NDL Authority ID
001283609
NNDB people ID
349/000129959
Show all 25 identifiers +13
NUKAT ID
n2021151566
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812453274105606
Pacific Coast Architecture Database person ID
6093
Podchaser creator ID
107a9DGRs5
Prabook ID
37802
Quora topic ID
Sam-Zell-1
SBN author ID
IEIV237485
SNAC ARK ID
w62022dd
Union List of Artist Names ID
500244119
Wall Street Journal topic ID
person/Z/sam-zell/572
WikiTree person ID
Zielonka-193
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgXdfHjy6pYhj9wkRtxjC
Yale LUX ID
person/61c1b3e8-57aa-4100-852f-f95b28a9b2ce

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
University of Michigan, University of Michigan Law School
Occupation 2
businessperson, publisher
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Founded entities 1
Vivmark Residential
Given name 1
Sam
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
← Director / manager 1
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Summary

Sam Zell was born on September 27, 1941[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on May 18, 2023[3]. He worked as a publisher[4], businessperson[5], entrepreneur[6], and financier[7].

FAQs

Where was Sam Zell born?

Sam Zell was born in Chicago[2].

What did Sam Zell do for work?

Sam Zell worked as a publisher[4], businessperson[5], entrepreneur[6], and financier[7].

Where did Sam Zell go to school?

Sam Zell was educated at University of Michigan[10] and University of Michigan Law School[11].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . chicagobusiness.com. chicagobusiness.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . forbes.com. Retrieved . forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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