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| − | Ellison was adopted by a Jewish family and raised in Chicago. Although he nevergraduated from college, with two others, he founded the Oracle Corporation in 1977,developing computer database software. He turned his initial investment of $1,200into a fortune of $7 billion, making him one of the richest men in the world. | + | Ellison was [[adopted]] by a Jewish family and raised in Chicago. Although he nevergraduated from college, with two others, he founded the Oracle Corporation in 1977,developing computer database software. He turned his initial investment of $1,200into a fortune of $7 billion, making him one of the richest men in the world. |
He isalso on the board of Steven Jobs' Apple Computers. | He isalso on the board of Steven Jobs' Apple Computers. | ||
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Who's Who in America, 1999Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97 | Who's Who in America, 1999Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97 | ||
| − | Wilson, Mike. The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: Inside OracleCorporation. (New York: William Morrow & Company, 1997) | + | Wilson, Mike. The Difference Between God and [[Larry Ellison]]: Inside OracleCorporation. ([[New York]]: William Morrow & Company, 1997) |
| − | Todd, Richard. "Who Me, Rich?," Worth (September 1997). Also available at: | + | Todd, Richard. "Who Me, Rich?," Worth (September 1997). Also available at: www.worth.com/articles/Z9709F01.html [Last visited: 14 August 1999] |
[[Category: Adoption Celebrities]] | [[Category: Adoption Celebrities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:25, 3 March 2018
Source: Wikipedia.org.
Biography
1944-
US software executive
Ellison was adopted by a Jewish family and raised in Chicago. Although he nevergraduated from college, with two others, he founded the Oracle Corporation in 1977,developing computer database software. He turned his initial investment of $1,200into a fortune of $7 billion, making him one of the richest men in the world.
He isalso on the board of Steven Jobs' Apple Computers. [Last updated: 14 AUG 1999]
References
Who's Who in America, 1999Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97 Wilson, Mike. The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: Inside OracleCorporation. (New York: William Morrow & Company, 1997) Todd, Richard. "Who Me, Rich?," Worth (September 1997). Also available at: www.worth.com/articles/Z9709F01.html [Last visited: 14 August 1999]