What is Raymond Sackler?
'''Raymond Sackler''' (February 16, 1920 &ndash; July 17, 2017) was an American [[physician]], [[entrepreneur]], and [[philanthropist]]. Sackler and his brothers [[Arthur M. Sackler|Arthur]] and [[Mortimer Sackler|Mortimer]] worked together and independently. They had careers as [[Psychiatry|psychiatric]] researchers and practitioners, business leaders, and [[philanthropist]]s. Sackler was known for being closely associated with the now global reach of [[Purdue Pharma]] LLP, in the United States, Canada and Mundipharma Ltd.<ref>Barry Meier 2018. Pain Killer: an empire of deceit and the origin of America's opioid epidemic. (First published 2003; expanded and updated edition. ''Random House'', 2018, ISBN 978-0-525-51110-6 )</ref> in Europe, Asia and Africa. Sackler and his wife Beverly established the ''Raymond and Beverly Sackler Medical Research Centre at the University of Cambridge'', School of Clinical Medicine (UK).<ref>David E. Newton 2018. ''The Opioid Crisis: a reference handbook. Greenwood Press, Westport. ISBN 978-1-4408-6435-3 </ref> Sackler was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]. He studied at [[New York University]]. He married Beverly Sackler in 1944. Sackler died on July 17, 2017 of [[pneumonia]] at his home in [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]], [[Connecticut]] at the age of 97.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170717006303/en/Dr.-Raymond-Sackler-Physician-Supporter-Research-science |title=Dr. Raymond Sackler, physician and supporter of Research Science, dies at 97|publisher=[[Business Wire]]|access-date=July 18, 2017|date=July 17, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sackler, Raymond}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:American physicians]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]]