George Soros, a billionaire investor whose net worth is valued at $25 billion, has been one of the most vociferous critics of President Donald Trump.
He has an incredible backstory. Soros was a teenage Jewish refugee who barely escaped persecution by the Nazis, and he is now a philanthropist supporting the cause of refugees and a liberal world order.
To those primarily interested in markets, he is better known for his long and prolific career as an investor who famously "broke the Bank of England."
His track record has earned him comparisons with investing great Warren Buffett.
Following are some interesting facts about Soros' life, gleaned from his investing career and philanthropic endeavors.
As a Jewish teenager in Hungary in 1944-45, Soros and his family survived Nazi occupation using false identity papers prepared by his father.
Source: Open Society Foundations
Later he fled Hungary for England and studied philosophy at the London School of Economics under Karl Popper while working as a railway porter and night-club waiter.
Source: Open Society Foundations
After graduating, Soros wrote 'to every managing director in every merchant bank in London' asking for an interview but got 'just one or two replies.'
Source: Los Angeles World Affairs Council
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