Mortimer Sackler

Mortimer Sackler
KBE
Born
Mortimer David Sackler

(1916-12-07)December 7, 1916
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 2010(2010-03-24) (aged 93)
Gstaad, Switzerland
EducationUniversity of Glasgow
Middlesex University (MD)
Occupation(s)Physician and entrepreneur
Known forPurdue Pharma
Spouses
Children8
Relatives
FamilySackler

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.

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.[3][5][6][4][7] 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.[8]

  1. ^ NYT obituary
  2. ^ Sortedbyname.com
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  4. ^ a b Weber, Bruce (31 March 2010). "Mortimer D. Sackler, Arts Patron, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ Glazek, Christopher (16 October 2017). "The Secretive Family Making Billions From the Opioid Crisis". Esquire. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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  7. ^ Davison, Phil (24 April 2010). "Drugs mogul with a vast philanthropic legacy". The Financial Times. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. ^ "The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Sackler Families Announce Removal of the Family Name in Dedicated Galleries". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.