John Templeton, Jr

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John Marks Templeton, Jr (born 1940) is the elder son of the stock investor, businessman and philanthropist John Templeton and serves as the President of the Templeton Foundation and organizes its day-to-day running.

Templeton went to Harvard Medical School where he earned an MD degree and served in the U.S. Navy. In 1977 he went to work at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as a as a pediatric surgeon and trauma program director. He retired in 1995 to become head of the Templeton Foundation.

Templeton, Jr. is an evangelical Christian and the head of Let Freedom Ring, Inc., a group that raises funds for conservative causes [1].

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• http://www.templeton.org/about_us/who_we_are/leadership_team/john_templeton_jr/
• http://www.templetonpress.org/authors_detail.asp?author_id=57