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British Billionaire Chris Rokos Makes Largest Modern-Era Gift to Cambridge

Chris Rokos, a billionaire hedge fund manager, has pledged the largest gift to a U.K. university in modern history.

Chris Rokos is one of the U.K.’s most successful hedge fund managers—an achievement the billionaire attributes to the educational opportunities he’s received over the years, including a scholarship to Eton and an Oxford degree. Now, Rokos is giving back to his country’s educational system through a staggering £190 million ($251 million) gift to the University of Cambridge. The funds, which will establish a government school, constitute the largest-ever gift to a British university in modern times, according to the 817-year-old institution.

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