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- Sir Peter Robert Harrison KGCN CBE (29 April 1937 – 18 June 2021) was a British business man notable as a philanthropist.
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Jul 16, 2021 · A Reigate philanthropist who donated millions to charity, provided scholarship grants for school pupils, and helped kickstart the internet revolution in the UK has died. Sir Peter Harrison, 84 ...
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Sir Peter Robert Harrison KGCN CBE (29 April 1937 – 18 June 2021) was a British business man notable as a philanthropist. Early life. Born in 1937, Harrison was the son of Molly Harrison, a seamstress, and Bob Harrison, a bus driver in Manchester who a few years later was one of the British soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk.
Oct 2, 2013 · Sir Peter, who amassed a personal fortune of £300 million when he sold his computer business, hired a private investigator to probe the money his former wife had given away to Miss Butt. The...
Jun 28, 2021 · The owner of 35 metre sailing yacht Sojana, Sir Peter Harrison, has died at the age of 84, an official statement from the Peter Harrison foundation has confirmed.
Jul 21, 2021 · SIR PETER HARRISON, who has died aged 84, was a rumbustious electronics entrepreneur who claimed to have brought the internet to the UK. He was also a fiercely competitive yachtsman and a philanthropist whose largesse brought him a Caribbean knighthood.
May 10, 2021 · Sir Peter Harrison, owner of 35 metre sailing yacht Sojana, on how he’s still sailing and racing hard. Sojana takes overall victory at Antigua Sailing Week in 2019 – her third victory in all. Credit: Paul Wyeth. My first experience of sailing was in the UK when I was 15.
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