Mortimer Sackler
Mortimer David Sackler KBE (December 7, 1916 – March 24, 2010) was an American-born psychiatrist and entrepreneur who was a co-owner, with his brothers Arthur and Raymond, of Purdue Pharma. During his lifetime, Sackler's philanthropy included donations to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Tate Gallery, the Royal College of Art, the Louvre and Berlin's Jewish Museum.
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| Born | Mortimer David Sackler December 7, 1916 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2010 (aged 93) Gstaad, Switzerland |
| Education | University of Glasgow Middlesex University (MD) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician and entrepreneur |
| Known for | Purdue Pharma |
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| Children | 8 |
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| Family | Sackler |
After Sackler's death, his family's company became embroiled in a scandal about its role in the opioid crisis, including the aggressive marketing of highly addictive opioids. Many of the museums and galleries that Sackler donated to have distanced themselves from Sackler and his family in the wake of this, and the Sackler family's reputational fall. On December 9, 2021, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City officially removed the Sackler family name in dedicated galleries.