[1] His success as an investor and shareholder, who held business management accountable, was renowned.
[4] Browne donated $25 million to establish several endowed professorships at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a trustee.
[2] Upon his 2009 death, Christopher Browne was survived by his partner, architect Andrew S. Gordon, who died on September 7, 2013.
[5] Browne bequeathed the bulk of his $250 million estate to Gordon, a much younger man and a relatively new aquaintance.
In 2013, after a judge upheld the validity of Browne's will, Gordon settled the contest for an undisclosed payment to those who had challenged the will.