. . . . . "1945Z"^^ . "1.96E9"^^ . . . "Edward Perry \"Ed\" Bass (born (1945-09-10)September 10, 1945) is an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and environmentalist who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. He financed the Biosphere 2 project, an artificial closed ecological system, which was built between 1987 and 1991. He is the chairman of Fine Line, an investment and venture-capital management firm in Fort Worth, and president of the board of directors of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, a philanthropic organization."@en . . . "1945-09-10Z"^^ . . "Ed Bass"@en . "Edward Perry Bass"@en . .