About
Industrialist who was named the wealthiest man in Portugal in 2004.
Before Fame
He dropped out of college to take over the family construction business at age 19 after his father died.
Trivia
He donated 500,000,000 euros to establish the Champalimaud Foundation in an effort to support biomedicine research.
Family Life
He took over his uncle's cement company as well as his father's construction company.
Associated With
He and Bernard Arnault were two of the world's richest people.
