Dutch eye surgeon gave tens of millions to American university | Abroad

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‘If you have something, you must pass it on’

dothan – America is the land of unlimited possibilities, as Marnix Heersink (74) proves. As an eye surgeon and entrepreneur, he managed to live life as it can only be done in America. But that’s how Heersink says: if you get those opportunities, you should also give others opportunities. And so he recently decided to give $95 million to a university. That is also an exceptionally large amount in the US.

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