Arthur M. Sackler
American physician
Died when: 73 years 277 days (885 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Arthur Mitchell Sackler (August 22, 1913 – May 26, 1987) was an American psychiatrist and marketer of pharmaceuticals whose fortune originated in medical advertising and trade publications.
He was also a philanthropist and art collector.He was one of the three patriarchs of the controversial Sackler family pharmaceutical dynasty.
Sackler amassed the largest personal Chinese art collection in the world, which he donated to the Smithsonian.He provided the funds needed to build numerous art galleries and schools of medicine.
Sackler's estate was estimated at $140 million.Since his death, Sackler's reputation has been tarnished due to his company Purdue Pharma's central role in the opioid crisis.
Many of the museums and galleries that Sackler donated to have distanced themselves from him and his family in the wake of the opioid crisis and the Sackler family's resulting reputational fall.
On December 9, 2021, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City officially removed the Sackler family name from galleries which had been named after them.
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