Charlie Munger - in pictures

  • Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger at his book-signing event at Borsheim's Jewellery store in Omaha, Nebraska, on May, 4, 1997. Getty
    Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger at his book-signing event at Borsheim's Jewellery store in Omaha, Nebraska, on May, 4, 1997. Getty
  • Munger speaks at a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting in Omaha in May 2002. Bloomberg
    Munger speaks at a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting in Omaha in May 2002. Bloomberg
  • Munger and Warren Buffett shake hands with Eitan and Steff Werthheimer at Iscar Metalworking's headquarters in Israel in September 2006. EPA
    Munger and Warren Buffett shake hands with Eitan and Steff Werthheimer at Iscar Metalworking's headquarters in Israel in September 2006. EPA
  • Munger speaks during an event in Pasadena, California, on July 1, 2011. Bloomberg
    Munger speaks during an event in Pasadena, California, on July 1, 2011. Bloomberg
  • Munger trained as a meteorologist during the Second World War and as a lawyer at Harvard before joining the corporate world. Reuters
    Munger trained as a meteorologist during the Second World War and as a lawyer at Harvard before joining the corporate world. Reuters
  • A Berkshire Hathaway board displays a vintage picture of Mr Buffett, left, and Munger, at an annual general meeting in Omaha in May 2013. Reuters
    A Berkshire Hathaway board displays a vintage picture of Mr Buffett, left, and Munger, at an annual general meeting in Omaha in May 2013. Reuters
  • Munger with Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Mr Buffett in May 2015. Getty
    Munger with Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Mr Buffett in May 2015. Getty
  • Mr Buffett said Munger was a fiercely independent intellectual who marched 'to the beat of his own music'. Reuters
    Mr Buffett said Munger was a fiercely independent intellectual who marched 'to the beat of his own music'. Reuters
  • Munger played a key role in the growth of Berkshire into a giant diversified holding company with a market capitalisation of more than $706 billion. Reuters
    Munger played a key role in the growth of Berkshire into a giant diversified holding company with a market capitalisation of more than $706 billion. Reuters
  • Mr Buffett credits his business partner with convincing him to stop investing in unusually cheap shares of companies that did not necessarily have great business prospects. AFP
    Mr Buffett credits his business partner with convincing him to stop investing in unusually cheap shares of companies that did not necessarily have great business prospects. AFP

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