About Walter Carsen
Lived 1912 – 2012 (aged 100). Walter Carsen was a Canadian businessperson.
Walter Carsen (August 14, 1912 – October 8, 2012) was a German-born Canadian businessman and philanthropist, mainly known for his support of the arts.
He was born into a Jewish family in Cologne. In 1975, he separated from his wife; the couple never divorced. He donated parts of his arts collection to the Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
In 1993, he was awarded the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award. In 2002, he received the International Society for the Performing Arts Foundation Angel Award. In 2000, he received the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts. Carsen was named an officer in the Order of Canada in 2002.
He died in Toronto soon after his 100th birthday.
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Who was Walter Carsen?
Canadian businessman and philanthropist
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Walter Carsen was born on 14 August 1912.
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Walter Carsen died on 8 October 2012.
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Walter Carsen was a businessperson.
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Walter Carsen was Canadian.
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