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Buffett was born in Nebraska in 1930.
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He made his first investment, buying three shares of Cities Service Preferred for $38 per share.
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He was a paperboy as a kid and went door-to-door. He was his own boss.
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At age 16 he went to the University of Pennsylvania to study business. He remained there for 2 years at which point he moved to the University of Nebraska to finish college.
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Buffett got his masters degree in 1951 from the Columbia University.
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Buffett gained control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965.
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Warren Buffett married Astrid Menks at age 76.
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He gave away $28 billion in just over a decade.
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He supported Hillary Clinton in the 2015 presidential elections.
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As of 2018 he was worth $84 billion.