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 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 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
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
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
