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Born august 30th in nebraska
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aty age 13 made his own paperboy business in 1942
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him and his friend bought a pinball machine for 25$ and put it in a baber shop and made a $1,200 profit.
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Buffett enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 16 to study business
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Influenced by Benjamin Graham's 1949 book, The Intelligent Investor, Buffett enrolled at Columbia Business School to study under the acclaimed economist and investor
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formed Buffett Partnership Ltd. in 1956
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Despite the success of Buffett Partnership, its founder dissolved the firm in 1969 to focus on the development of Berkshire Hathaway
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In June 2006, Buffett made an announcement that he would be giving his entire fortune away to charity, committing 85 percent of it to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Buffett disclosed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer
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He began undergoing radiation treatment in July, and successfully completed his treatment in November